Articles tagged “bahrain”

Airlines

Skift India Report: Our First India Summit

Slowdown? Boeing instead sees the boom rolling on — spurred by a growing middle class with high disposable income, coupled with the government’s focus on building additional infrastructure to support air travel and connectivity.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago

Tourism

Thailand Targets Record 400,000 Visitors From Middle East

Thailand is experiencing a shortfall in its anticipated number of Chinese tourists, potentially impacting its tourism target for 2023. The country is now exploring alternative markets like Middle Eastern tourists, who can significantly contribute to its tourism revenue despite not matching the Chinese numbers.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Airlines

India Daily: IndiGo Prepares for Delivery of 500-Jet Order

A series of mammoth airplane orders is turning India into one of the hottest markets for planemakers. What remains to be seen is if it can continue to maintain a similar proportion of aircraft deliveries in the future.

Amrita Ghosh | 11 months ago

Tourism

Dubai’s Ambitious $8.7 Trillion Economic Plan Prioritizes Tourism

It's interesting to note how each of Dubai's ambitious economic predictions rests on its tourism prowess and its ability to attract international visitors.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Bahrain’s New Terminal Positions Airport to Serve Larger Role in Middle East

3 years ago

Tourism

Bahrain hosts a second Formula One Grand Prix amidst nationwide protests

Bahrain's veneer of normalcy may be good enough for Formula One, but it can't cover up the simmering issues that will likely tear apart a nation dependent upon lots of external forces to keep its act together. The next Dubai it's not.

Alexander Dziadosz, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

The sad, sad story of Bahrain air

For every Emirates out of the region, there is also Bahrain air. Without the right subsidies and monetary muscle, airlines worldwide are still a sucky business.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Bahrain Air shuts down suddenly amid political crisis, Gulf competition

Bahrain Air’s internal meeting must have deteriorated quickly prompting it cancel flights with just a few hours’ notice, even if it had already seen its demise in the distance for months.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

Bahrain International Airport looks to expand capacity by almost 5 million passengers

Bahrain is a tiny destination but its airport offers connections and direct transportation to Saudi Arabia so as business travel increases in the Middle East, it wants to be ready to get a piece of action.

eTurboNews | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tourism makes a slow comeback to strife-torn Bahrain

With the situation so fluid in that region of the world, it would take a while before cruise tourist ships come back fully.

Mandeep Singh, Gulf Daily News | 12 years ago