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48 stories for“gulf growth”

While war rattles the wider region, Dubai and Saudi Arabia are still posting visitor growth, and the numbers say the Gulf is winning the confidence contest.

Aug 14, 2024

Travel

Air Travel Is Still Growing, but the Post-Pandemic Surge Is Over

IATA expects passenger demand to grow only 2.1% in 2026 as conflict, inflation and weaker purchasing power weigh on travel. The market is normalizing unevenly.

Aug 1, 2026

Travel

Etihad Starts Abu Dhabi to Calgary Nonstops on Sunday, Western Canada's First Gulf Link

Calgary gains its first direct flight to the Middle East when an Etihad 787-9 leaves Abu Dhabi on 25 October, nine days earlier than first announced. Days, timings and what to check.

Oct 23, 2026

Travel

Oman's New Air Links Are Turning Tourism Strategy Into Real Journeys

Direct routes to Singapore, Sochi and Medan give Oman a practical way to diversify visitors while spreading tourism value beyond familiar markets.

Jul 29, 2026

Travel

The Gulf's Autumn Route Map Is Being Redrawn Toward Asia and Russia

Gulf Air returns to Kuala Lumpur on 29 September, Riyadh Air adds London and Dubai, Sharjah gets a Gatwick link, and flynas is flying to St Petersburg and Sochi behind a new visa arrangement.

Aug 17, 2026

Travel

The World's Tourists Went Somewhere Else This Year, and the Gulf Is Counting the Difference

UN Tourism has global arrivals up two per cent in the first quarter and Middle East arrivals down fourteen. Bahrain lost more than a quarter of its visitors. Egypt, three hours away, gained sixteen per cent.

Aug 26, 2026

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Ryanair Warns European Fares Will Rise 10 to 20 Percent Next Year as a 2 Billion Euro Fuel Bill Looms

Half-year profit fell 15 percent to 2.15 billion euros as cheap hedges ran out. Michael O'Leary says a temporary pay freeze, fewer crew per flight and more AI are on the table.

Nov 3, 2026

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Gulf Tourism Holds Its Nerve Through a Turbulent 2024

Air Travel Is Still Growing, but the Post-Pandemic Surge Is Over

Etihad Starts Abu Dhabi to Calgary Nonstops on Sunday, Western Canada's First Gulf Link

Oman's New Air Links Are Turning Tourism Strategy Into Real Journeys

The Gulf's Autumn Route Map Is Being Redrawn Toward Asia and Russia

The World's Tourists Went Somewhere Else This Year, and the Gulf Is Counting the Difference

Ryanair Warns European Fares Will Rise 10 to 20 Percent Next Year as a 2 Billion Euro Fuel Bill Looms

Results

Gulf Tourism Holds Its Nerve Through a Turbulent 2024

Air Travel Is Still Growing, but the Post-Pandemic Surge Is Over

Etihad Starts Abu Dhabi to Calgary Nonstops on Sunday, Western Canada's First Gulf Link

Oman's New Air Links Are Turning Tourism Strategy Into Real Journeys

The Gulf's Autumn Route Map Is Being Redrawn Toward Asia and Russia

The World's Tourists Went Somewhere Else This Year, and the Gulf Is Counting the Difference

Ryanair Warns European Fares Will Rise 10 to 20 Percent Next Year as a 2 Billion Euro Fuel Bill Looms