PERTH, Australia (AA) – In a move that aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to modernize along secular lines, Cruise Saudi is set to launch the Mediterranean’s first cruise line specifically tailored to Arabian guests, CEO Lars Clasen told the media. Aroya Cruise, which will set sail next summer, represents a significant expansion for ...
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan — AFP American traveller Oscar Wells is in Afghanistan for sight-seeing promoted by the Taliban. “It is a unique place, it touches my heart,” the 65-year-old Indiana farmer shared, praising “its magnificent mountains” with “people living in the old way”. Marvelling at the 15...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Tourism in Israel fell by 76% annually in October because of the war on Palestine and the cancellation of the majority of flights to and from Tel Aviv, according to a report by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. The report noted that 89,700 tourists visited Israel in October, with the majority […]
Aswan, Egypt – AFP Thousands fleeing war in Sudan have taken refuge in the Egyptian city of Aswan on the Nile, where families are helping keep the tourism industry afloat far from the horrors they left behind. “We finally made it to Aswan,” said Hisham Ali, 54, who reached Egypt after an odyssey that took […]
