Sharjah International Airport To Launch New Arrival Terminal
A new arrival terminal equipped with smart self check-in kiosks and advanced parking facilities will be opened to passengers soon, a top official at Sharjah International Airport Authority (SIAA) told...
February 24, 20181878Category: Travel
Saudi Culture Commission Inaugurates Tourism Website, Database Service
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), on Thursday inaugurated the new website of its Tourism Information and Research Center, and the 20...
May 19, 20181113Category: Travel
High-speed Rail Line To Start Operating In September
A high-speed railway linking Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia, which has been plagued by delays, will finally start operating in September, the Spanish consortium building the project said Thursday....
May 19, 20181359Category: Travel
Aramco’s Center Launches 34-hour Driving Program
The Women Driving Center at Aramco launched its 34-hour driving program to offer driving courses to 3,400 candidates a year.
The center’s Training and Development Head Nabil Al-Dibl said the ...
May 20, 20182963Category: Travel
Baby Born On Saudia Flight
Passengers on a Saudia flight between Jeddah and Cairo were in for a surprise on April 23, when a doctor and cabin crew delivered a baby.
According to the airline, a passenger reported being in pai...
May 29, 20182236Category: Travel
KSAs Haramain Train Makes Pilot Trip With 200 Citizens
The Haramain high-speed train service offered first free trip to citizens on Friday. More than 200 citizens traveled from Madinah to Makkah on the Haramain Express’ test journey.
Nabil Al-Amo...
June 03, 2018931Category: Travel
Haramain High-speed Train Makes Test Trip In Saudi Arabia
The Haramain high-speed train in Saudi Arabia offered its first free trips as part of a test on Friday, transporting over 200 people from Madinah to Makkah.
According to the news outlet, Saudi tran...
June 04, 20181558Category: Travel
First Batch Of Saudi Women Receive Driving Licenses
History is in the making in Saudi Arabia as the General Directorate of Traffic issued first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday.
The Kingdom is all set to allow women driving in three wee...
June 05, 20181595Category: Travel
Kingdom Issues Driving Licenses To Women For The First Time In Decades
The government issued a statement saying the 10 women were issued the licenses at the General Department of Traffic in the capital, Riyadh, on Monday. International media weren’t present for the...
June 05, 20181029Category: Travel
Shuttle Buses In Madinah To Transport 1.35m People
The Madinah Development Commission is planning to transport 1,350,000 persons to and from the Prophet’s Mosque, using shuttle buses to reduce traffic in the Central Area of the mosque, Makkah da...
June 05, 2018980Category: Travel
Saudi Female Driving Instructors Getting The Best Trainers
Women from Wales, Canada and the US have been selected as part of a global team to train the first female driving instructors in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya English reported quoting BBC.
“Susan ...
June 05, 20181084Category: Travel
Saudis Spent Around SR78 Billion On Tourism Overseas Last Year
Saudis spent around SR78 billion ($21 billion) on tourism overseas last year, down 20% from the previous year, which amounted to SR97.3 billion ($26 billion), an Arabic daily reported. The year 2016 s...
June 06, 2018989Category: Travel
Woman Tries A Driving Simulator Installed At A Mall In Madinah
A woman tries a driving simulator installed at a mall in Madinah as part of the Madinah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s “Qiyadati” initiative launched in cooperation with the regi...
June 10, 20181299Category: Travel
Geo-tourism Plots A Path To Saudi Vision 2030
Geo-tourism, a niche market with considerable growth prospects sustaining or enhancing the distinctive geographical character of a place — along with its environment, heritage, aesthetics, cultu...
June 17, 2018920Category: Travel
Uber Launches Masaruky Registration Portal For Saudi Women
Uber announced Sunday rolling out a new registration portal for Saudi women. The portal, accessed through a separate ‘Masaruky’ landing page on its website, will serve as a one-stop shop f...
June 18, 20181340Category: Travel
Saudi Women Are Allowed To Drive For The First Time
On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, the one in control, giving a ride to her mother beside her.
“Sitting b...
June 20, 20181405Category: Travel
Experts Warn Against Negative Effect Of Tourism Loans
Taking loans for travel and tourism has become a new trend among Saudis as well as expatriates and most of them are unaware of its negative consequences.
“We can understand people taking loan...
June 20, 2018880Category: Travel