Tourism

RIYADH: Red Sea Global (RSG), the multi-project developer behind regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and AMAALA, has officially revealed the name and designs of its golf course and clubhouse on Shura Island at The Red Sea set to complete and open in full in 2025. 

Shura Links promises a one-of-a-kind golf experience, offering Saudi Arabia’s first 18-hole island golf course with holes on the water, marina views and spectacular fairways framed by the Red Sea.

Aug 11, 2018 17:08
DEHRADUN: Following on from the Uttarakhand government's cabinet on Wednesday passing a new adventure sports policy, the next move by the hill state will be to petition the High Court to revoke the ban it imposed on what is amongst its top tourist revenue inflows.  As per the new policy, stringent rules have been made to make rafting and paragliding safer in the state, finance minister Prakash Pant told News 18.
Aug 09, 2018 18:08
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand cabinet approved on Wednesday a new, revised policy on adventure sports at a meeting chaired by state chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Press Trust of India reports.
Aug 07, 2018 17:08
DEHRADUN: The tourism department of Uttarakhand is in the process of creating a draft policy for promoting adventure sports in the state.  The policy will include guidelines for conducting adventure sports and quality standards for equipment. It would be presented before the state cabinet for its ratification at the earliest, IANS reports.
Jul 07, 2018 17:07
MOSCOW: Over 5 million tourists, including 2.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said at a news conference.
Jun 20, 2018 17:06
NEW DELHI: Though India is not among the countries competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, an unprecedented number of Indians are visiting Russia this summer to witness the football extravaganza, a big part of which is also due to the Fan ID cards being issued to World Cup ticket holders, which allow for visas on arrival.
Jun 09, 2018 16:06
MOSCOW: Foreigners travelling to Russia for the FIFA World Cup 2018 are likely to spend 100 billion Rubles ($1.6 billion) and more, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development has forecast according to a report in TASS, the country’s state news agency. 
Jun 01, 2018 16:06
NEW DELHI: In a bid to make adventure sports safer in India, the Tourism Ministry on Thursday launched elaborate minimum safety guidelines for adventure activities in the country.
May 29, 2018 13:05
PARIS: Moët & Chandon have come up with a special edition champagne named ‘Greatness since 1998’ in honour of Roger Federer’s 20th year of playing professional tennis. 
May 24, 2018 12:05
LONDON: Premier League club Arsenal confirmed Africa’s Rwanda Development Board as their first official sleeve partner on Wednesday.  As a part of the deal, ‘Visit Rwanda’ will become Arsenal’s official Tourism Partner and its logo will feature on the left sleeve of all teams next season.  The new kit for season 2018/19 was unveiled on Tuesday.
May 08, 2018 14:05
NEW YORK: JetBlue, the official airline of the NBA team, Boston Celtics on Monday announced a brand new livery dedicated to the team, businesswire.com reports. The custom-designed aircraft is JetBlue’s first co-branded livery dedicated to a team in the NBA.