http://www.zawya.com/tourismen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/tourismhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121042111Sharjah's participation in the recent World Travel Market (WTM) exhibition held in London has attracted a lot of attention among Arabic and international media, as well as exhibition visitors, including tourism and travel experts from all over the world.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:12:33 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091121042111Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121052455The government's ambitious airport development and modernisation programme will help fuel tourist inflows as well as open up new areas of the country to tourism development, according to the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:50:50 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121052455Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121033503Despite the tensions at the border in Jazan province, more than 17,000 pilgrims have entered the Kingdom at the Tuwal border crossing as of Friday evening. These pilgrims come from different countries apart from Yemen, including Indonesia, Egypt and Russia.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:40:03 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091121033503Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091121T010955ZMLE03 Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:17:54 GMTAFP ANA20091121T010955ZMLE03Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120060955Twenty swine flu cases have been reported among foreign Haj pilgrims since they started arriving for this year's pilgrimage, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said at a press conference in Jeddah on Thursday.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:48:50 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091120060955Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120063127Local Haj pilgrims are being urged to take special health kits with them in light of the swine flu threat.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:44:37 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091120063127Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120063421Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Majed, Emir of Madina Region, has directed authorities to provide all facilities for grouping pilgrims for departure to Makkah after Friday prayers.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:44:06 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091120063421Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS201109_dsart6Departure lounges at the Rafik Hariri International Airport are bustling with activity as hundreds of pilgrims begin their journey to the holy city of Mecca. The pilgrims are all hoping to fulfill their religious duty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before the coming of Eid al-Adha on November 27. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:02 GMTThe Daily Star DS201109_dsart6Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119115732Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts shared the latest news and updates on the soon to be launched Four Seasons Hotel Beirut as well as upcoming properties in China, the US and Morocco at a media brunch held on November 19.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:04:55 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091119115732Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119031852 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed authorities to host 2,000 relatives of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks so they can perform Haj this year. They will be treated as the government's guests.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:06 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091119031852Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119032559This year's Haj is to experience a sharp decline in the number of Saudi and non-Saudi domestic pilgrims, said Saad Al-Qurashi, head of the Haj and Umrah Commission at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:23 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091119032559Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_18112009_191161Doctors are on call at Dubai International Airport, attending to the plane-loads of pilgrims leaving on the first flights to Makkah and Madinah.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:24:49 GMTGulf News GN_18112009_191161Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118125333Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, the premier manager of ultra luxury hotels and resorts throughout the world, has appointed Matthias Al-Amiry as Hotel Manager for the award winning Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel, in RiyadhWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:59:48 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118125333Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118111139These are the findings from YouGov Siraj's Travel Tracker survey, a research tool which tracks travel trends quarterly.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:19:28 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118111139Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091118093957946The Zayed Charitable Foundation (ZCF) has announced that pilgrims performing Hajj on its expense will head to the Holy Land in two groups, the first will leave today and the second will leave on Friday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:50:02 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091118093957946Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118033326Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday started an investigation over the distribution of a brochure in its offices across the Kingdom that allegedly provided "misleading" information about the Prophet Mohammad.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:58:06 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091118033326Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118043200The global business travel market might not be looking so good right now, but one luxury travel and lifestyle accessories maker has expressed its faith in the Middle East to see it through the tough times.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:26:14 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118043200Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118043120Rain will not affect the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum since there will be a transparent film between the two layers of the perforated dome structure, said its design team yesterday in an exclusive interview.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:25:37 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118043120Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_17112009_181124The new flu scare has not affected Haj flights from Dubai where plane-loads of pilgrims are leaving daily on Emirates and Saudi flights bound for the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:53:50 GMTGulf News GN_17112009_181124Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_17112009_181136Global Village, a member of Tatweer Dubai, and the premier culture and entertainment destination for families, announced an exciting calendar of events for the 14th edition in a press conference held at its premises yesterday. The conference was chaired by Saeed Ali Bin Redha, Project Director of Global Village.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:49:09 GMTGulf News GN_17112009_181136Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117085556Saudi health authorities began on Tuesday operating thermal cameras to monitor pilgrims suspected of infected with the world wide spread H1N1 disease.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:59 GMTSaudi Press Agency ZAWYA20091117085556Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117034903Plans for greenfield harbours at Dibba and Lima in Musandam Governorate promise to provide new impetus to economic and tourism development in this strategically important enclave in the far north of the Sultanate.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:06:08 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117034903Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117042127IFA Hotels and Resorts, or IFA HR, the largest foreign investor on the Palm Jumeirah, has announced the launch of its second hotel condominium ownership product in the Middle East.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:48:56 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091117042127Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117043552Damascus - Minister of Tourism Saadalla Agha al-Qlaa called on people involved in the tourism sector to launch personal and group initiatives to make Damascus a tourism destination.He also called for giving priority to the National Program for...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:40:18 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091117043552Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117045430Marriott International announced recently a plan to build five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco as part of its expansion program, aside from the 44 previously announced properties providing 10,800 rooms in the region.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:15 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091117045430Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_16112009_171140The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has put in place an emergency response plan for the more than 6,000 pilgrims who will be travelling to Makkah through Dubai International Airport.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:52:39 GMTGulf News GN_16112009_171140Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_16112009_171141In spite of the H1N1 vaccine being mandatory for Haj pilgrims before travelling to Makkah, few have shown up to receive the vaccination, which is now available across primary health care centres, Gulf News has learnt.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:51:57 GMTGulf News GN_16112009_171141Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116082457Travel and Tourism Worth More than 20 Percent of UAE's GDP.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:35:23 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091116082457Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116034903Tourist traffic into Oman is projected to scale new highs next year on the back of a raft of major initiatives, most notably an aggressive campaign targeting new markets, according to the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Mohammed bin Hamoud al Toobi.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:58:14 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091116034903Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116041911The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has said that all persons resident in Saudi Arabia intending to perform the Haj pilgrimage have until Nov. 22 (Dhul Hijja 5) to receive the swine flu vaccine.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:02 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091116041911Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116042830Qatari Economic Minister Yousof Hossayn Kamal met his Iranian counterpart Shamseddin Hosseini to express his country's willingness to invest on the telecom, tourism, banking and steel industries of Iran.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:39:17 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091116042830Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116041947Nakheel is committed to opening at least five hotels on the Palm Jumeirah by 2011. Globally, many major hotel chains have suffered a delay in their projects, but none of the 30 hotels due to open on Palm Jumeirah have been cancelled.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:22 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091116041947Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116050143Damascus - Federation of Syria's Chambers of Tourism discussed on Sunday with Turkish businessmen means of developing cooperation and establishing joint tourism projects and investments in Syria.Members of Chambers of Tourism called on Turkish...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:29 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091116050143Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116050623Damascus - Many major development projects are being carried out at several tourist sites to attract tourists, said Minister of Tourism Sa'ad allah Agha Qalha.During a meeting with Board Chairman of Rexes Hotels Turkish Company for Tourist...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:59:58 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091116050623Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115034527On the back of enormous goodwill and reputation in providing consumers with an upmarket shopping experience besides holding interests in telecom, hospitality and tourism, the Oman-based Jawad Sultan Group (JSG) is moving ahead with new projects to satisfy the constantly-evolving needs of consumers.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:43:16 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091115034527Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115040706UAE has started a campaign to vaccinate Haj pilgrims from the country to protect them from the potential threat of contracting the H1N1 virus during their pilgrimage.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:40:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091115040706Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091114085042859 The United Arab Emirates has started a drive to vaccinate Hajj pilgrims from the country to protect them from the potential threat of being contracted by H1N1 virus during their pilgrimage.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:12:22 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091114085042859Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114065456 Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) greeted the first cruise passengers of the season upon their arrival at the Doha Port on Wednesday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:06 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091114065456Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114044731Health Affairs Management has equipped 14 medical centers for pilgrims and set up eight centers to receive N1H1 cases during this year's Haj, Dr. Sami Badawood, Director of Jeddah Health Affairs Management, announced. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:39:14 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091114044731Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114044931With its high ceiling and loft-like interior, Aloft, the newest addition to the specialty brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, made its debut in the Middle East market in Abu ?Dhabi recently. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:38:48 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091114044931Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114045422The Asir Museum will be one of five major museums to be built to display and record the heritage of the Kingdom and Islam. A further 40 private museums have also been given licenses to operate.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:37:36 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091114045422Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091113T164642ZLJA45People at risk of suffering severe consequences from swine flu should postpone going to the hajj in 2009, according to a study released on Saturday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:26:12 GMTAFP ANA20091113T164642ZLJA45Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113062753Companies organizing domestic Haj tours should charge reasonable rates for their services, according to the guidelines issued by the General Administration for Domestic Pilgrims in the Haj Ministry on Thursday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:57:53 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091113062753Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113062026Prospective Haj pilgrims, who were barred from travelling to Saudi Arabia for health reasons, can, with immediate effect, claim reimbursement of fees paid to Haj operators, a senior official at the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf (GAIAA) said on Thursday. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:53:27 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091113062026Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_12112009_131126 The Middle East is one of the fastest regions to recover from the present global economic crisis, a top international tourism official said, adding that peace could accelerate the growth.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:18:53 GMTGulf News GN_12112009_131126Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_12112009_131110Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer has given Abu Dhabi two thumbs up ahead of next month's Fifa Club World Cup after revealing that the final inspection of venues that will host the tournament more than exceeded expectations of football's world governing body.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:12:48 GMTGulf News GN_12112009_131110Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113070907The US Ambassador to Qatar, Joseph LeBaron, met with Issa M Al Mohannadi, CEO of Dohaland, in order to learn more about the the Heart of Doha project and its pioneering cultural and environmental initiatives. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:49 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091113070907Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113073154His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated three five-star hotels and the Aqaba Logistics Village, which seek to leverage the status of the port city as a tourist attraction and a regional logistics centre. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:35:33 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091113073154Subscription