Saudi visa fees increase comes into effect

New rules will affect religious tourists and business travellers, but will exclude pilgrims

Dubai Parks looks to future expansion with new name

The theme park operator said its new name would show ambitions beyond its first attraction in Jebel Ali

Saudi Arabia needs 8,000 tourist guides by 2030

Prehistoric Hail rock art and Madain Saleh heritage site pose promising attractions to non-Muslims

IMG Worlds of Adventure owner reportedly mulling IPO to raise funds

World’s biggest indoor theme park seeks funding after Dubai Parks and Resorts listing in 2014

Emirates to start A380 Christchurch flights

New double-decker service to the South Island gateway complements Auckland A380 flights

UAE to offer visas on arrival to Chinese visitors

The decision was taken at a UAE cabinet meeting on Sunday

Dubai reveals massive new project on Sheikh Zayed Road – Jumeirah Central

The development will have three malls, 7,200 hotel rooms and hopes to host 100,000 people annually

Dubai opens largest inflatable waterpark in the Middle East

The park has the capacity to hold up to 500 visitors at the same time

World’s largest indoor theme park, IMG Worlds of Adventure, opens in Dubai

The 1.5m sqft theme park hopes to host over 4.5 million people in its first year of operation

Dubai’s mega Mall of the World project relocated

The mega tourism project will be shifted to a site on Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road

First look: Dubai Opera opens to the public

Dubai Opera will offer a diverse year-round programme of concerts and events

In pictures: New ‘indoor rainforest’ set to open in Dubai

The Green Planet at City Walk features 3,000 plants and animals

Oman to reopen Al Hoota Cave ahead of Eid Al Adha

The attraction will reopen to the public from September 5

Six Flags plans world’s biggest roller coaster in Dubai

The Six Flags theme park is coming up within Dubai Parks and Resorts

Video: Inside the world’s largest indoor theme park in Dubai

IMG Worlds of Adventure will open its door later this month

New Saudi-Egypt marine link under discussion

The route is expected to boost tourism to Egyptian resorts including Dahab and Sharm El-Sheikh

UAE citizens exempt from pre-entry visas for Botswana

Emiratis can stay in the African country for up to 90 days

Dubai Crocodile Park to open in 2016

The new attraction will features hundreds of crocodiles, according to reports

Dubai’s IMG theme park delays opening date

The mega indoor theme park complex was scheduled to open on August 15

Dubai Parks confirms October opening but some rides will be missing

Parts of one of the operator’s three theme parks will not be ready for the opening date

Visitor numbers to Qatar drop 6% in first half of 2016

The Gulf state said that Ramadan, which began in early June, had an impact on arrival numbers

Pictures: Sharjah to open new five-star theatre-themed hotel

The Act hotel is set to be officially opened in the next few months

Oman posts 19% dip in tourist arrivals for June

Sultanata posts significant declines in inbound and outbound tourism and hotel revenues and occupancy

Why the UAE will be the theme park capital of the world

Developers are launching at least four new theme parks in the coming months

Work to begin on Dhs 151m main building at Dubai Safari

The building will include smart features and free wi-fi

UK welcomes record 77,000 visitors from the UAE in Q1

Officials say growing number of Emiratis making use of the UK’s electronic visa waiver system

Oman relaxes visa rules

Travellers on multiple entry visas will now be able to stay for longer

Rixos, Emaar open mega Turkish theme park ‘The Land of Legends’

Located in Antalya, the new destination claims to be the biggest leisure park in Turkey

IMG Worlds of Adventure’s CEO on recreating Dubai as a theme park hub

With the grand opening of IMG Worlds of Adventure on the horizon, chief executive officer Lennard Otto explains what people can expect

World’s highest observation wheel takes shape in Dubai

Previously called Dubai-I, the wheel has now been renamed Ain Dubai