Category Archives for Middle East.
If you were thinking of flying into India or heading outside the country over the next few weeks, let’s forget it. India has announced that for now, only travel under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble flights are allowed.
Accor has launched a new global promotion, offering up to 6,000 points, worth 120 Euros, on the completion of three stays with ALL participating hotels. Here are the details. Registration required.
Airbus intends to take to the skies with a Zero-Emission, Hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035. That should be great news for sustainable aviation, where much needs to be done, and soon!
The United Kingdom has taken a baby step in getting ready for Indian travellers by putting Covishield on their list of acceptable vaccines. However, travel from India will still need a quarantine for 10 days for the time being.
Hilton Honors has once again, extended the status for their members, granting them status for 2022 as well basis their 2019 status. Plus a whole lot of customer-friendly changes for the coming year. Here are all the details.
The United Kingdom is doing away with their traffic light system, and will no longer require quarantines from people arriving from some countries, as long as they are vaccinated. Here is the low down of everything you need to know about the new travel rules the UK is putting in place.
Air India might finally be sold to a private party in the coming months. The Government of India has confirmed that Air India has received financial bids for the sale of the airline on September 15, 2021, which will mean that the Government will accept one of these bids and hand over the keys to the Airlines House sometime soon.
Jet Airways’ new promoters, the Jalan Kalrock Consortium, tell us a bit more about the expected revival of the airline in 2022 for domestic operations, fleet building and more.
Accor Hotels’ ALL loyalty club members will now be able to earn points for their dining and bar expenses at hotels across India, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, when dining and not staying with Accor hotels as well. Here are the details!
Emirates has moved forward the delivery timeline of the last of their A380 aircraft, bringing them into their fleet by November 2021. These will be the last A380 aircraft ever delivered, signifying the end of an era with them.
Good news! Abu Dhabi has removed its requirement for a strict quarantine on arrival in the Emirate from September 5, 2021, onwards, at least for the fully-vaccinated travellers into the Emirate.
