It's been a good decade for the UAE passport.According to the Global Passport Index, a platform that measures the global mobility score of nations, the...

Standing 30 metres to 50m above dense jungle in Laos’s Nam Kan National Park – and traditionally only accessible to monkeys – these are the...

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has been exploring Japan this week and sharing the highlights of his travels on his Instagram, naturally.The...

YouTube star Casey Neistat posted a video of his flight to New York from Abu Dhabi on Etihad’s The Residence. Neistat, who has 11.6 million...

Newcastle is an unexpected gem of a destination, with beautiful architecture, stunning bridges and Norman castles. It has a rich history stretching back to the...

Hands up if you’ve ever pocketed the toiletries from your hotel room? You’re not alone.Hotels have long had to contend with guests helping themselves to...

The world’s busiest airport is going plastic free. Dubai International Airport will eliminate all single-use plastics from January 2020. Dubai World Central Airport will also...

Usually, foreigners have to open a Chinese bank account to pay for things through mobile payment platforms, which can be difficult and troublesome.Recently, however, Chinese...

Across the city, massive baubles glitter. Scarlet ribbons adorn the famous stone lions flanking the Public Library on Fifth Avenue. And when dusk falls, skaters...

On the first day of his official visit to Kuwait, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge visited the Jahra Nature Reserve to learn more about the...

The number of China inbound tourists has grown steadily and the service quality has been well recognized, according to a new report on the development...

Today might be a good time to think about booking flights for your next holiday as Emirates has launched a Black Friday sale.The UAE National...

World-renowned rock climber Brad Gobright has died after attempting to descend a sheer rock face in northern Mexico.Gobright’s fatal fall happened as he tackled a...

In a lengthy Instagram caption, Bella Hadid has announced that she is donating 600 trees to be planted, in a bid to offset the carbon...

With the UAE's 48th National Day upon us and the majority of Dubai and Abu Dhabi residents set to enjoy five days off work, many...

A new seaplane route gives passengers a bird’s-eye view of Dubai’s majestic skyline and then Ras Al Khaimah's sprawling mangroves, all in one go.Seaplanes from...

My home town of Delhi does not need much introduction, especially with all the bad press it has been getting of late, from the alarming...

It may be known as “Music City”, the home of Johnny Cash and the country music capital of the world, but in the past decade...

The Gulf’s shared heritage is at the heart of Sudanese interior designer Ammar Basheir’s latest project. He worked alongside the UAE’s Ministry of Culture and...

Leeza Soho, a skyscraper designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid opened in southwest Beijing on Tuesday, November 19.The building contains the world's tallest atrium, which...

Airbus will test flying its aircraft in a formation more commonly seen when geese migrate, in an effort to improve environmental performance.The plane maker's "fello'fly"...

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Hamdan took a private tour of an Emirates A380 on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow 2019.A lot...

You may have noticed the Paramount logo along the Business Bay skyline recently – it's attached to the Paramount Hotel Dubai, the first of three...

The world’s longest flight has departed from London Heathrow bound for Sydney Airport.The flight is the second of Qantas’ research flights designed to explore the...

If there's one English Premier League player who could bend a football through an open aircraft door from 30 yards it's Manchester City's Kevin De...

A view of vessel-like patterns left by tides on a mudflat in Tiaozini scenic area in Yancheng City, East China’s Jiangsu Province.

Researchers and explorers in Peru have uncovered an ancient settlement that is older than Machu Picchu.Archaeologists Thomas Hardy and Adan Choqque Arce alongside explorer Albert...

The term "live like a king" can apply to many five-star resorts, but one new accommodation option is allowing guests to do exactly that.The City...

Visitors to Oman must now purchase a visa in advance of arriving at a border post according to a directive issued on social media by...

“Children of Palau, I take this pledge, as your guest, to preserve and protect your beautiful and unique island home.”If you’ve been to the tiny...

After four days of adventure and dozens of kilometres of sand dunes navigated, the all-female participants competing in the Rose Trip Morocco are celebrating the...

With National Day just around the corner, many of us are now looking forward to enjoying a five-day holiday from Friday, November 29 until Tuesday,...

As the Dubai Fitness Challenge rolls closer to its third week, Emirates invited four cyclists to test their biking skills on the roof of the...

Boston is a place that doesn’t need much introduction. It may not be the biggest city in the US, but it is one of the...

UAE resident Rasha El Saleh will travel to Antarctica on a four-week research sabbatical with Airbnb and Ocean Conservancy.The 25-year-old Palestinian, who lives in Dubai,...

The welcomeArriving at this 18th-century palace in the Sintra mountainside involves a drive through the town’s narrow winding roads, passing ­palaces, fountains and more. When...

Bristol might not be England’s best-known city, but those who live there like it that way. Smaller than London, but with as much to offer,...

About 120 kilometres from Dubai International Airport, Hatta is a tiny exclave of the emirate that's been busy making a name for itself as a...

Would you pay more to offset the carbon tax of your next flight? According to a new study, most travellers would.A study by the University...

The protests in Lebanon reached literal new highs this week as passengers on a flight from Dubai to Beirut took their plight 38,000 feet up...

UK airlines will be allowed to fly direct to Sharm el Sheikh again, four years after flights were first banned.The UK government has announced that...

Etihad Airways has welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner by unveiling a special livery in celebration of its partnership with Manchester City...

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development authority is seeking proposals from people in the UAE for the design of a new tourism attraction to be based...

Hotels on Thailand's most popular holiday island have been forced to slash prices with rooms left vacant and beaches sparse as tourist chiefs struggle with...

Dubai’s first Andaz branded hotel, Andaz Dubai The Palm, is set to open its door on Sunday, December 1, and we've had a first look...

9am: Tuck into a hearty breakfastHead to the periphery of the Old Town, where on Strada Negustori you’ll find Simbio restaurant. The contemporary space is...

In a few months, the tiny European nation of Luxembourg will be making headlines around the world. Not for the usual reason – its tax...

Born in Glasgow, David Yarrow is one of the bestselling fine-art photographers in the world. He took up photography at an early age and at...

Emirates is celebrating the UAE first space mission with a special livery on its Airbus A380.The Dubai airline has revealed the design on its flagship...

It might seem like it’s been done before, and that’s probably because it has. Everywhere from Dubai to Singapore to Zanzibar, you’ll find underwater rooms....

It’s a moniker synonymous with my life in Dubai: my building is named after him, as is my neighbourhood mall and now, more than 5,000...

It sounds like the name of a new children's book but tea with naughty sheep is, in fact, something visitors to Scotland's Loch Lomond can...

“C’est incomparable,” he says, kissing his fingertips.Various cheeses of varying shapes and smells (but uniform premier status) are stacked up on his trestle table in...

Despite the fact that I show up early for social and work engagements, I find it very difficult to book a flight much in advance...

When you arrive at the colourful painted posts that welcome tourists to Jeddah’s Al Balad district, take a moment to get your bearings. This will...

After closing down for the summer, many of the UAE’s top attractions are preparing to reopen for the coming months, including Hatta Wadi Hub.The purpose-built...

Inbound and outbound trips during this year's National Day holidays will reach 1.98 million per day, an increase of 2.7 percent compared with last year,...

A women's only hotel has opened on the Spanish island of Mallorca, a first for the European country.The Som Dona Hotel has a no men,...

Samir Komosani was one of Saudi Arabia's first tour guides; perhaps the first in Jeddah.Eighteen years ago, he first began showing international visitors around the...

China’s new ‘starfish’ airport, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, has opened its doors.Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA) is located 46km south of Beijing city...

This year, the Cyclades, a group of islands in Greece’s Aegean Sea, were crowned European Capital of Gastronomy. Beating the Basque Country in Spain and...

Travel accommodation site Airbnb is on the hunt for five explorers to venture to Antarctica.If the climate crisis is something you’re passionate about then this...

It is hard to pinpoint Copenhagen’s character, it is too indistinctive for that. On one street corner you are reminded of London’s cosmopolitan vibe, while...

One of the world’s most famous songs is set to turn a former children’s home into a major tourist attraction.For decades, fans of The Beatles...

It caused travel chaos earlier this month when pilots went on strike for 48 hours, but the second planned industrial action at British Airways has...

Emirates often adorns the exterior of its aircraft with wondrous artwork.Last year, it showed off what appeared to be the most awe-inspiring livery of all...

With summer drawing to a close in the UAE, many British residents will have recently come back from annual trips home. And it doesn't matter...

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, under the efforts of a number of masters such as Lin Huiyin, the production...

Why Transylvania?It is famously known as the home of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but there’s so much more to this vast central region of Romania than...

The head of the Saudi Tourism and Heritage Authority, Ahmad al-Khatib, made the announcement this week during a meeting of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO...

Getting to Oman from Abu Dhabi just got a lot cheaper as Salam Air has launched a route between the UAE capital and Muscat, with...

The Kebnekaise south peak in Swedish Lapland has lost its title as the country’s highest point thanks to melting ice. For over 100 years, the...

US travel and restaurant website TripAdvisor has failed to do enough to stop fake hotel reviews, British consumer association Which? said in a study published...

“How was home?” everyone asks with a smile when you return from that summer trip back to the motherland. Their eyes scan you in search...

Prince Harry tackled criticism of his travel habits in a speech about eco-travel today.The British royal told a crowd in Amsterdam that "we can all...

The International 2019 Dota 2 (TI9) championships wrapped up on Sunday in Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena after a week of applause and roller-coaster exhilaration.With a record-breaking...

About halfway there, I start to regret my decision. The trip is only 15 kilo­metres long, yet I’ve already been in a hot taxi for...

America’s President Donald Trump has said Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to arrive in Florida early next week, could be an “absolute monster” of a...

The Amazon is burning. The lungs of the world are on fire and the flames have grown so big that the sky above Sao Paulo...

If swimming with dolphins off the coast of New Zealand was on your travel bucket list then it might be time for a rethink as...

If you’re one of those passengers that gets nervous before a flight, then Virgin Australia has some good news for you.The airline has launched a...

Today should have been a good day for British Airways.It should have been a day of celebrations as the British airline turns 100. It should...

It was revealed last month that the airline had lost a court bid to stop industrial action by its pilots, and now strikes have been...

It’s been 15 years since Etihad Airways first flew from Abu Dhabi to the capital of Bahrain.The first flight departed the UAE capital on August...

The welcomeA doorman takes our luggage as soon as we get out of the Uber, directing us towards reception where there’s both good news and...

Emirates is expecting its busiest period ever as hundreds of thousands of passengers are set to arrive in Dubai this month following the summer break.The...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a backlash after jetting off to the South of France on a private jet.The Duke and Duchess of...

Many travellers globe-hop according to curated bucket lists that contain some of the most famous landmarks in the world. Who doesn’t want to see Paris’s...

It's a flight many of us have taken several times at some point in our lives, if not this year alone, and now London Heathrow...

Established in 1947, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China's first province-level autonomous region, accounts for 12 percent of the country's total land area. It is two...

Stretching from the south of Sydney to the border of Victoria, the South Coast of New South Wales offers a relaxed seaside vibe and is...

'Have you ever, ever felt like this, how strange things happen are you going round the twist?'It's the words to a theme tune that will...

As I edge the car to the side of the single-­track path, I indicate out of habit rather than for anyone’s benefit, and slowly come...

Travellers booking hotels through the accommodation platform Booking.com can now earn Etihad Guest miles on all reservations.Etihad airways and Booking.com have partnered to offer travellers...

Sri Lanka will issue one-month free visas on arrival to visitors from around 50 countries. The new visa rules start today, Thursday 1 August and...

Swaying coconut trees, pink-tinged sand beneath the toes and turquoise blue waters breaking over a coral reef. It’s the ultimate get-away fantasy. Until it becomes...

Aerial photo taken on July 28, 2019 shows farm fields in Saibei management district of Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province. More than 3,300 hectares of...

The terraced fields on the mountains of Guyuan, Ningxia, have formed an exquisite multicolored landscape covered with trees, grass, and flowers, showing the local people's...

It is a city steeped in idyllic beauty. Patches of bright peony blossoms are sprinkled among its fertile lands with the Yellow River winding through...

The UAE embassy in Nepal has issued a travel warning as torrential rains continue to fall across the Himalayan country. The adverse weather conditions could...

Travellers flying from Dubai Airport can now check-in for select flights, collect boarding passes and send luggage to the airport from The Dubai Mall's new...

If you live in the UAE, you will know just how spectacular Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is, and it is not only locals...

It challenges anyone who faces its sharp incline, and now one street in the UK has taken on – and beaten – its biggest rival...

Unaccompanied children flying out of Dubai International Airport can now wait for their flights in their own private lounge.The new lounge for minors is open...

This weekend, 24 men and women leapt from Beirut's most renowned natural landmark: the Pigeon Rocks in Raouche, on the southern part of the city's...

The protesters begin to sit down in the middle of the road, chanting, indifferent to the bright-red double-decker bus that idles a few feet away,...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree setting out plans to turn Chernobyl, where a nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, into a tourist site.The...

After China first piloted the national park system in 2016 with the establishment of Sanjiangyuan National Park in Northwest China's Qinghai province, environmental degradation there...

Pilgrims travelling from Jeddah to India on selected Air India flights can bring holy water from Makkah home with them.Air India took to Twitter to...

I am utterly petrified. My heart rate has escalated and my body has seized up, locked in terror. An attempt to retreat from the deadly...

Hop-on and hop-off bus tours are one of the most efficient ways to check off the major landmarks in a city, especially for travellers visiting...

Where can you go that’s less than four hours from the UAE and allows you to be at the top of a snow-capped mountain in...

I can’t decide what is the more fulfilling experience for an animal lover: spotting one of the big five from afar on safari, or hand-feeding...

A soulful city deep in the American South, New ­Orleans is famous for its raucous street parties, jazz music and Mardi Gras ­Festival. A melting...

Waldorf Astoria has opened the doors to its latest property in Dubai.Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre is the luxury hotel brand’s third venture in...

Emirates has started the world's shortest A380 route from Dubai to Muscat – and has released a number of fascinating facts to mark the occasion.The...

I might aspire to be a relatively well-­presented individual day to day (in the sense that I wash my hair on a regular basis and...

Dubai's Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed enjoyed a well-deserved break this week, with a trip to the Maldives.The Crown Prince of Dubai was staying at the...

We are met with a choice of beverages and a cold towel at a reception office close to the resort entrance – with the Indian...

British vlogger Jack Dean, who goes by the name Jaackmaate, surprised his fiancee Fiona South with a trip to Dubai this week.Prior to arriving at...

The annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade saw the Brooklyn neighbourhood explode with festivities this Saturday. The colourful spectacle of participants in zany aquatic costumes ushered...

Why TunisStanding on the grand Place de l’Independance, where crowds sit outside cafes and boutiques are buzzing, it looks like Tunis has finally returned as...

A view of lavender flowers as the sun sets in Jinchang city, Northwest China's Gansu province, on June 16, 2019. [Photo by Zhang Xincai for...

What will the hotel of 2119 look like? Will we be taking mini-breaks on the moon? Staying in hotels crafted from recycled plastic? Dining on...

Intrepid traveller Lexie Alford looks set to claim the title of being the youngest woman to have visited every country in the world.On May 31,...

It’s been a good week for the UAE's airlines, with Etihad and Emirates both winning recognition in the first ever annual awards from Fodor’s Travel.For...

Rove Hotels has brought its contemporary, midscale hospitality offering to Dubai Parks & Resorts, with the opening of its sixth property in Dubai.Rove At The...

Authorities in India are trying to tackle overtourism at the country’s most-visited landmark by fining tourists for overstaying their welcome.Visitors to the Taj Mahal will...

With summer upon us in Dubai, perhaps one of the nicest place to be is by the water. So it's good timing that the Roads...

I’m a certain type of traveller that people loathe. The kind who is sized up as they stand in the aisle of a plane, people...

Emirates is rolling out another sports-themed livery on its fleet – this time for the Rugby World Cup 2019.The Dubai carrier has prepped one of...

Emirates passengers travelling to and from Dubai Airport can enjoy discounted Uber rides this summer.Any passengers who book a trip between Sunday, June 2 and...

As a frequent traveller, I never board a plane without is a bottle of water. It is always my last purchase before I leave one...

Australia’s third-largest city is often regarded as a stopover on the way to Queensland’s coastal paradises. But with its subtropical climate, lush greenery and trendy...

These are the flavours of ­Chinese food. Fragrant cumin, puffy discs of flatbread and an ­abundance of lamb – charcoal grilled or baked in bite-size...

Laxman is easily one of the most amiable people you’ll ever meet. I was introduced to him when I pulled in to the car park...

I was expatriated and displaced at a young age. At just three months old I moved to Saudi Arabia from the UK. Aged three, we...

Why Harar?It’s easy to feel lost, both geographically and in time, when you’re in eastern Ethiopia’s Unesco World Heritage-listed Harar. The ancient walled city, scattered...

Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel guide brand, has announced its top places to visit in Europe this summer.Topping the list are the bear-stalked mountains...

Eid Al Fitr is on the horizon and if you haven’t booked a getaway yet, it’s time to turn your thoughts to some last-minute holiday...

The UAE and its capital have been ranked among the ten most family-friendly tourism destinations in the world.Club Med, the French holiday specialist, compiled a...

It's been over 20 years since the release of the film Spice World, which focused on one of Britain’s most popular girl groups.The musical comedy...

Last month, Korean Air announced it was scrapping first-class cabins across the majority of its short-haul flights. A few weeks later, Asiana Airlines – South...

One of New York's most anticipated hotels opened its doors at John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday. The TWA Hotel was officially opened by...

Untouched islands, incredible marine life and luxury over­water villas – this might sound like a Maldivian resort, but it’s actually an important part of Saudi...

As we roll further into Ramadan, thoughts are beginning to turn to Eid al Fitr and the upcoming holidays that look set to begin around...

Sri Lanka had been at the top of my travel wishlist for months. I spent weeks planning a trip, daydreaming and poring over other people’s...

You can imagine the conversation at the school gates would go roughly along these lines:"I had the most wonderful breakfast this morning ... the fruit...

I am lost and hoping for a sweet sound to rescue me. I have specifically sought out this confusing, foreign ­environment, in search of an...

Every Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Waking before dawn to eat suhoor, people then refrain from eating or drinking anything...