“So beautiful the jasmine flowers; Fragrant, beautiful and full-blown; Fragrant, white and loved by all...” The famous Chinese folk song meets western musical instruments with unique charm. Under the Chang'an Pagoda in Xi’an Chanba Ecological District, Liu Lei, a young Saxophone performer from Xi’an who once stayed in France for long, played the Jasmine with his orchestra by perfectly combining Chinese and western musical elements. Music is the common language of human beings, with the strength"...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Over the Eid-al Fitr holiday, customers enjoyed freshly brewed coffee in a bus-turned-café in Erbil.

“The Bus Café Erbil” is run by Kani Jalil, a 22-year old Kurdish woman, and her husband Jedar. The converted bus is cozy, with five tables, a small library, and capacity for 25 people.

Kani and Jedar, along three of their friends originally opened The Bus Café in Sulaimani last summer. The Erbil location debuted six months later. Though,"...

ERBIL - About 145,000 tourists visited the Kurdistan Region during the first two days of Eid al-Fitr holidays alone, said the Board of Tourism in a statement on Friday, adding that it would reveal the complete number who visited the autonomous region during the religious holiday.

There are thousands of religious and historical sites, as well as tourist destinations, in the Kurdistan Region which attract tourists mostly from the central and southern"...

This is the spectacular Gali Ali Beg waterfall and resort, 50 kilometers northeast of Erbil.

As Eid al-Fitr - the celebration marking the end of Ramadan - fast approaches, the resort's restaurants are being spruced up to prepare them for the influx of visitors due to visit from across Iraq.

Tourist cabanas have sprung up road and riverside to accommodate for the projected 20,000 visitors over the Eid holiday.

Tourists often flock to the natural beauty and relatively cool climate"...

NAJAF, Iraq — Despite the removal of visa fees between both neighboring countries, the number of Iranian religious tourists to Iraq's southern holy cities has plummeted, concerning local vendors.

“Some 70-80 percent of tourists came from the neighboring Iran. However, due to the financial conditions in Iran and sanctions, the arrival of Iranian tourists to Najaf and Karbala has dramatically dropped, Khuzair Jabouri, the head"...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - As summer approaches, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) tourism authorities have already started preparations to boost tourism in the region and host visitors from other parts of Iraq and neighbouring countries for the holiday season. However, with clashes between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Turkish army, areas along the Turkish border will still face hurdles in attracting tourists.

“We"...

Taddamon, the Corporate Social Responsibility programme initiated by Millennium Hotels and Resorts MEA, one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the region, has positively increased donations during the holy month of Ramadan.

The company recently collaborated with BNI UAE (Business Network International - BNI is the world’s largest referral organization), and hosted a charity Iftar at Millennium Airport Dubai. Organized by"...

Chinese travel to the US is falling after more than a decade of rapid growth. And that has cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend.

Travel from China to the US fell 5.7 per cent in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office. It was the first time since 2003 that Chinese travel to the US slipped from the prior year.

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(AETOS Wire)-- The Langham Hotels & Resorts unveils today its new logo and brand campaign to affirm its well-earned position within the ultra-luxury hotel segment. Through the use of video, photography, and digital experience platforms, “Celebrate The Everyday,” which has been a year in the making, draws on The Langham brand’s respected reputation to set the scene where people choose to celebrate their lives’ most significant milestones.

“As"...

MUSCAT, May 27 – All eyes are now on the announcement of holiday dates for Eid al Fitr, which is expected in the coming days. Workplaces across the country are buzz with speculations on the number of holidays likely to be declared this time. With summer holidays for many community schools starting from the end of this week, Indian expatriates have clubbed annual vacations with Eid holidays. Omanis, in general, are known to spend their outbound summer vacations after Ramadhan and even Eid.

“Expatriates"...