Aviatour

By Abdullah Al-Dani JEDDAH — The third batch of the families of the victims of Christchurch mosques in New Zealand was received Sunday at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The family members of the martyrs are here to perform Haj as personal guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The […]

Tourism Report The Lehigh Gorge, nestled between the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, offers travelers a unique experience to discover challenging whitewater in a raft or kayak. No matter the skill level, several companies offer trips and in-river classes for the novice to the most experienced of paddlers. With the skyrocketing summer heat and the northeastern […]

Tourism Report Venice is taking its newly minted tourism rules seriously. Recently, the city decided to crack down on unruly behaviors and decided to impose fines and ban travelers who break its new ordinances and, if anyone thought the new rules wouldn’t be implemented, they were wrong. According to a report in Lonely Planet, two […]

Airlines stuff more passengers in a flight Aviation Report Air travel is becoming a test of physical endurance. Seats have shrunk, legroom has vanished — and the airlines aren’t done with you yet. Cebu Air, the Philippines’ biggest budget carrier, last month said it was moving kitchens and bathrooms on some of its new A330neos […]

US Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Tennessee’s has become the first airport in the United States to run entirely on solar power. The small facility, which operates more than 61,000 flights a year, announced it completed work on a 12-acre, 2.64 megawatt (MW) solar farm that generates enough green electricity to account for the airport’s total […]

By Greg Rodgers Traveling during the monsoon season in Asia sounds like a bad idea. After all, much of the splendor of exploring a new country happens outdoors, not while being stuck inside the hotel. But the rainy season throughout much of Asia isn’t always a showstopper. Afternoon downpours may last only an hour or […]

Tourism Report Maldives continues to ride the wave of growth with a growing number of Indian travellers each year. The island nation saw a huge growth of 96.4% in holidaymaker arrivals from India from January to May 2019 in contrast to the same period last year. Maldives hosted around 66,265 visitors from Asia’s third-largest economy […]

Aviation Report This summer, European vacationers are being brought down to earth. A campaign, marked by hashtags such as #stayontheground and #flightshame, is pressuring travelers to think twice about the carbon impact of their air travel. Even airlines are joining in the public shaming. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is encouraging people to fly less, and […]

Tourism Report The Jamaican parish of St. Mary is a “potential area for sustainable tourism development,” due to the region’s natural beauty and cultural legacy, including its Taino and Maroon heritage, said Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s tourism minister, during a tour of the Caribbean nation’s potential tourism development sites. Speaking to local media following a “reimaging […]

Tourism Report Most tourists hear Paris and think of the Eiffel Tower. Maybe also of the elegant cafés, innumerable museums and popular landmarks strewn all around the city. But in this glorious roster of spectacles comprising the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Cathédrale Notre-Dame (alas, currently closed for renovation), Montmartre, Place Vendôme […]