Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality Awards.

The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers.

This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 individual airports. The full list of winners can be found here.

Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA, one of the fastest-growing regional hotel management companies in the Middle East & Africa, has named Samy Boukhaled as vice president of operations for the UAE.

Boukhaled has been instrumental in implementing the expansion strategy of the company in Saudi Arabia while assuming the position of vice president of operations. Thus, his new appointment comes to leverage his experience in UAE.

Renowned for his revenue-oriented approach, Boukhaled has more than"...

As fear over the coronavirus builds, people are beginning to question whether they should travel abroad, with many cancelling or re-arranging their summer holiday plans.

However, one potential winner out of this could be staycations, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Nick Wyatt, head of R&A, Travel & Tourism at GlobalData, commented: “People will still want to go on holiday - they do not want to give up their holidays altogether. However, they are going to start"...

Amadeus and Iraq-based Moonline Travel have announced a new global partnership agreement to strengthen Moonline Travel’s online travel business and automate operational processes for its flagship brand, Babylon Booking.

As part of the agreement, Babylon Booking will implement multiple Amadeus solutions, including B2B Wallet – a new virtual card payment solution - and will benefit from the Amadeus Travel Platform which brings together the most extensive air, hotel, rail, and car content in the one"...

Ever wondered what it would feel like to teleport to a whole new destination in the blink of an eye? Well, Marriott Hotel’s latest campaign – Let Your Mind Travel – gives visitors the chance to do exactly that with its incredible multi-sensory pods.

Designed to take the senses on a journey, the pods take viewers through 3D travel visuals and international sounds which focus the mind and inspire new perspectives.

Marriott Hotels began a worldwide transformation six years ago featuring"...

Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, a five-star luxury hotel and a leading venue for Mice events in the heart of the capital, has enhanced its already extensive offerings by investing Dh5 million ($1.3 million) in upgrades to its meetings, events and room facilities.

Ideal for business travellers, the 527-key deluxe hotel is located a short drive from Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre, the Eastern mangroves, Corniche, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Embassies and the business district. Alongside a dedicated club lounge floor, the property"...

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), in cooperation with the Iraqi federal government, has opened a new passport directorate in the small city of Koya, located in Erbil province. This adds to other such offices recently established that are meant to improve public access for those originally from the Kurdistan Region to Iraqi documents crucial for international travel.

On Monday, officials from the Baghdad and Erbil"...

ERBIL — Iran has prolonged visa waiver for the people from Kurdistan Region visiting the country.

Darsim Tahseen, head of relations department at Hajiomaran International Gate Complex, confirmed to BasNews that the Iranian authorities have extended visa waiver till 27th April this year.

Previously, people from Kurdistan Region were required to obtain a sticker visa"...

May Foung is a Chinese chef who opened a restaurant in the Kurdistan Region last year, offering Erbil a taste of the Far East. Her restaurant is one of four Chinese restaurants operating in the city.

However, her clientele has fallen dramatically in recent weeks since the outbreak of coronavirus in her native China.

“Yes, our sales are not good these days. It has dropped by 75 percent. You can see our food is clean and fresh. It is all made here in Kurdistan,” the restaurateur said....

(AETOS Wire)-- ABS today announced it is engaged in a pilot program with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’s Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.

The ABS Digital Asset Framework forms the foundation of a broader Conditioned-Based Class program that transforms ship classification from a calendar-based schedule"...