Almost three million tourists visited Cyprus in the first 10 months of 2016, data showed on Thursday, ensuring a record year for the island seen as a regional safe haven.
‘Family Fun Fridays’ activities held at The Pearl-Qatar continued for the second consecutive Friday, attracting the island’s residents and families.
Malaysia is becoming an attractive destination for many Qataris, who travel to the Southeast Asian nation for its education and leisure amenities, according to ambassador Ahmad Jazri Mohamed Johar.
Embassies in Thailand have advised tourists to respect the feelings of the Thai people following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a man seen as a father-figure in the country.
After a long summer lull, business activities at Souq Al Wakrah are slowly gaining momentum. The cool weather has helped the area, seen as an ideal destination for tourists and families who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Doha.
A celebratory band played on Thursday as a cruise liner docked in the port of Tunis for the first time since a March 2015 jihadist attack killed 21 tourists in the capital.
Two Indian men were acquitted on Friday of the culpable homicide and rape of a British teenager in Goa eight years ago, a case that raised questions about the safety of tourists in the coastal resort.
An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok killed two people on Thursday and injured several, police said.
Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and closing some schools and offices.
More than 30 tourists who spent a dramatic night stranded in cable cars above the French Alps were brought to the ground on Friday after an 18-hour ordeal, operators said.
Islamist attacks have scared off thousands of tourists from Paris and its top attractions, helping rob the French capital of about €750mn euros ($850mn) in revenues, officials said on Tuesday.
Dubai International Airport reopened a runway on Thursday after authorities cleared the wreckage of an Emirates Boeing 777 that crashed and burned the previous day, the airport's chief executive said.
