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SCTA launches travel, tourism associations
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:59 am
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) launched three travel and tourism associations on the sidelines of its recently concluded annual staff meeting here.The associations were launched jointly by Prince Sultan bin Salman, SCTA president and Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of commerce...
29 festivals planned across KSA
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 January, 2015 2:04 am
The Tourism Development Councils in partnership with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) will be organizing various programs in 29 regions across the Kingdom during the school break that starts next week.According to an SCTA official, the commission and its partners are prepared ...
2015 packed with amazing celestial treats
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 January, 2015 1:57 am
Several amazing astronomical treats are likely this year, starting with a meteor shower on Saturday, an astronomer said here on Thursday.This would be followed by solar and lunar eclipses, and planets moving in unusual patterns later in the year, said Zaki Al-Mostafa, a Saudi professor at the...
Rixos unwraps fourth luxury hotel in Kazakhstan
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 January, 2015 12:29 am
Rixos Hotels has recently hosted a gala dinner in honour of celebrating the grand opening of ‘Rixos Khadisha Shymkent’ the first luxury hotel in Southern Kazakhstan, and fourth edition in the country.Mr Bugra Berberoglu CEO of Rixos Hotels said, this is “Rixos' 4th hotel in the...
Saudia extends domestic ticket validity to one year
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 1 January, 2015 10:26 am
The national carrier also announced starting a new mechanism called "Reserve and pay" so as to enable more domestic passengers to avail its services.According to the mechanism, passengers can take advantage of the available seats on an instant basis instead of the current system of allowing a set...
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