This is our round-up of travel news from around the region this week. Emirates opens massive lounge in Bangkok Emirates has opened a new lounge at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. At 1,454 square metres and with… Read More »Weekend extras: Emirates open massive lounge in Bangkok, Etihad goes thrice daily to Milan, Emirati District opens at DXB
This post is my review of a recent stay at the AUHotel Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi. The AUHotel is the airside transit hotel in Terminal A at Abu Dhabi Airport. It only opened two… Read More »Review: AUHotel Abu Dhabi is now open in Terminal A
The design and plans for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai have been approved, and the first images of the state-of-the-art building have been unveiled. Massive scale The biggest takeaway is… Read More »Design of Dubai’s new Al Maktoum Airport passenger terminal unveiled
Terminal A at Abu Dhabi Airport is open and operational. The first commercial departed on 31 October 2023. On 9 February 2024 the airport was renamed Zayed International Airport. First impression inside Terminal A A… Read More »The new Terminal A at Abu Dhabi Airport is open
A roundup of the most interesting travel news from around the UAE and Middle East this week: Staycations may cost more Hotel rooms in Abu Dhabi are getting more expensive. In the first eight months… Read More »This week in travel in the Middle East
Welcome to my regular roundup of airline, hotel and credit card points and miles offers that are expiring soon. Admittedly it is pretty slim pickings out there at the moment. A full list of current… Read More »Be quick! Miles, points and travel offers ending soon
I have not been onboard an aeroplane in over ten months. This is the longest I have spent on the ground in more than two decades. However, I am pretty optimistic the coming year will… Read More »8 travel experiences I’m excited about in 2021
In the end, 2019 ended up being a pretty good year for travellers in the UAE. Despite facing multiple challenges, Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, and Air Arabia added new destinations to their networks. Etihad appears to… Read More »10 travel highlights to look forward to in 2020
