Ayodhya's $10 Billion Revamp Sparks Ambitious Tourism Projection

It's a great time to be a Disney fan. Last September, during an investor summit in Orlando, Disney announced plans to "accelerate and expand investment" in its theme parks, cruise line and other vacation experiences — to the tune of $60 billion over the next decade.

Dubai saw 17 million visitors in 2023, the emirate’s best-ever year for tourism and the first year ahead of pre-pandemic numbers. The news was shared in a brief tweet by the city’s crown prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.

United Airlines has missed out on an extra $2 billion after changing its fees for customers, it announced Tuesday.

A consortium led by billionaire Ramon Ang’s San Miguel submitted the highest bid to upgrade the congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Philippines’ main international gateway.

The Super Bowl is always a hot ticket, but this year’s big game, which boasts exciting quarterbacks, a popular host city, and, of course, Taylor Swift, is expected to be the most expensive yet.

Comcast’s Universal Studios released preview images and details about Celestial Park, one of the themed areas at Universal Epic Universe — a $1 billion theme park complex slated to open in 2025 a few miles from its flagship Universal Orlando resort.

Disney plans to invest billions of dollars into expanding the capacity of its theme parks and cruise lines, executives said during a first-quarter earnings call Wednesday.

Delta Air Lines customers may notice a difference in some first class cabins as the airline rolls out a refreshed look on some aircraft this month.

Geotourist and the West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO) are partnering in a revolutionary data initiative to generate visitor data insights that are not currently achievable in the region. The initiative will be rolled out across 19 different countries,including:

Whatever your preconceived notion of Saudi Arabia as a travel destination is, it’s about to be get a major renovation. Imagine Sindalah, for example, a 7-star private-island resort with three ultra-luxe resorts, 38 high-end restaurants and multiple superyacht marinas. Or Qiddiya, a futuristic city of 600,000 people rising from the desert floor, dedicated to e-sports and gaming. How about Trojena, a space-age ski resort built above the high desert? Or The Red Sea, a vast waterscape of 50 luxury resorts and 8,000 hotel rooms spread across 22 islands in a Maldives-style archipelago—powered entirely by wind and solar energy? Also in the works is The Rig, a $5-billion adventure theme park built on an off-shore oil platform. In addition, Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a cruise destination, having recently bought a $300-million ship. Across the Kingdom, new roads, airports, golf courses and cruise terminals are rising from the sand. The map is literally being redrawn in real time.

Karim Alibhai knows better than most how to make luxury hotels profitable. He’s the founder and top boss of Gencom, which has owned, part-owned, or developed 8 Ritz-Carltons and 150 hotels under other brands over three decades.

Though there is a long way to go, Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is catching up with regional rival Dubai Duty Free after a record-breaking calendar year in 2023. The Doha-based retailer said sales turnover “reached an all-time high” jumping by 32% on the prior year and 61% up on pre-pandemic 2019.