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  • Transporters Report 20% Rise In Travelers In KSA


    Bus carriers have reported a 20 percent increase in the number of travelers during the Haj and Eid holidays compared to last year. Arab News - 22Nov 06:59GMT
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  • Global Village Opens Today With A Revamped Layout


    Global Village marks another festive season starting today in Dubai with a revamped layout designed to provide visitors easier access to the pavilions. Gulf News - 22Nov 06:45GMT
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  • 'Saudi tourists top spenders in Lebanon'


    High-spending Saudi tourists have contributed over 22 percent to Lebanon's total tourism revenues over the last ten months of 2009, according to a report by research firm Global Refund. The Saudi Gazette - 22Nov 06:35GMT
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  • Swiss tour operators get acquainted with Saharan tourism


    TOZEUR - Some 300 Swiss tour operators are visiting, on November 19-22, 2009, Tunisia's south-eastern governorates, on the occasion of the 82nd Swiss tour operators' General Assembly.This visit provides the opportunity to get acquainted with the key... Agence Tunis Afrique Presse - 22Nov 05:32GMT
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  • Tunisia, one of Swiss tourists' favourite destinations


    TUNIS - The city of Tozeur has been hosting, since last Thursday, the 82nd Swiss tour operators' General Assembly, a structure that gathers more than two thousand members and monopolises 80% of the sector's turnover.In his opening address, Tourism... Agence Tunis Afrique Presse - 22Nov 05:32GMT
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  • Anti-terror force enlisted for Haj


    Saudi Arabia's special anti-terror force has for the first time joined security forces deployed for Haj duties with the pilgrimage beginning on Wednesday. Gulf News - 22Nov 04:53GMT
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  • Mobily offers pilgrims special bundles for SR 99


    Mobily is giving pilgrims phone lines for SAR 99 - and is throwing in a mobile phone. Mobily said that it is offering the bundle in cooperation with one of its partners, Axiom Telecom. The SIM in the bundle is a Rihal line, which is especially formulated for the Kingdom's visitors. Press Release - 21Nov 13:36GMT
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  • Sharjah to expand tourism-oriented projects


    Sharjah'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. The Saudi Gazette - 21Nov 07:12GMT
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  • Oman: 'Gateway airport projects to help tourism'


    The 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. Oman Daily Observer - 21Nov 06:50GMT
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  • 17,000 pilgrims enter Saudi Arabia from Tuwal


    Despite 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. Arab News - 21Nov 06:40GMT
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