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The UK economy contracted a record 20.4% in the second quarter, the largest decline since quarterly records began, due to lockdown measures. Bloomberg

UK economy plunges into worst-ever recession after record 20.4% contraction

August 12, 2020
Dubai's non-oil private sector economy expanded for the first time in five months in July. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai's non-oil private sector economy returns to expansion as restrictions ease

August 11, 2020
A Marriott hotel sign outside one of the company's hotels in Frankfurt, Germany. Marriott reported a second quarter loss of $234m, compared to a profit of $232m in the same period a year earlier, but occupancy rates are picking up. EPA

Marriott expects cash burn to slow as bookings pick up

August 11, 2020
An Airbus A321 jet with an Air Arabia livery. The Sharjah-based carrier posted a net loss in the first half of the year as a result of Covid-19's impact on the travel industry. 

Air Arabia posts a net loss in first half due to flight suspensions amid pandemic

August 10, 2020
Dubai’s tourism and hospitality sectors are benefiting from a rapid rebound driven by a multi-phase roadmap executed by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. Courtesy Dubai Media Office.

Dubai sees 'green shoots' of revival in tourism industry

August 10, 2020
'Superhost' Kirsty Merrett has been inundated with requests to stay at her colouful Margate Airbnb

Meet the Airbnb 'superhosts' revelling in the Great British Staycation

August 6, 2020
Etihad Airways carried 3.5 million passengers during the first-half of the year. Courtesy Etihad

Etihad Airways remains 'optimistic' and aims to increase worldwide flights

August 6, 2020
There are pros and cons in the opinion poll on travelling to UAE. Reuters

Hopeful outlook for tourism in UAE as visitors plan many happy returns

July 31, 2020
Cathay Pacific aircraft parked on the tarmac at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport. Iata has warned global air traffic will not return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic until at least 2024. AFP 

G7 issues recommendations to restore confidence in global travel and tourism

July 30, 2020
Chinese employees working on the fuselage of Airbus A220 aircraft at a factory in China. Airbus has logged just 25 orders since the end of January and posted an adjusted loss of €1.31bn for the first six months of the year before interest and tax, as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.  AFP

Airbus slashes production after €1.31bn loss in first half

July 30, 2020
Tourists outside Ibiza airport soon after arriving in Spain on July 28, 2020. Air travel in Europe is not expected to return to pre-coronavirus levels until 2023. Getty Images.

European airport passenger traffic won't return to pre-Covid levels until 2023, Moody's says

July 29, 2020
Private jet travel is recovering faster than the commercial passenger flight segment, according to data company WingX. Getty images. 

Wealthy holidaymakers and easing Covid-19 travel restrictions fuel global private jet rebound

July 28, 2020
Jet fuel demand is set to rebound only by third quarter of 2021, with a full recovery expected by 2023. Bloomberg

Jet fuel demand to fully recover by 2023 after coronavirus-related collapse, BofA says

July 26, 2020
A couple with face masks walk past a fashion shop in Singapore. The country's quarter-on-quarter growth fell by 41.2 per cent as Covid-19 battered the economy. AFP

Singapore slides into recession as economy shrinks 41.2%

July 14, 2020
Render design of Red Sea International Airport. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Company awards contract for an international airport

July 13, 2020
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epa08597842 Anti-government protestors gather near the devastated harbor area to commemorate the victims of the explosion that took place just one week earlier, in Beirut, Lebanon, 11 August 2020. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 160 people were killed, and more than 6,000 injured in the Beirut blast that devastated the port area on 04 August and believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER

Business Extra: Lebanon's economy 'beyond the brink'

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In this handout photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund, an employee shows a new vaccine at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/ Russian Direct Investment Fund via AP)

Covid-19 vaccine race, aid to Beirut, 242 new UAE cases - The Daily Update

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Dubai ranked the most liveable city in the Middle East and North Africa. Getty 

UAE visit visas extended, 20m Covid-19 cases worldwide - The Daily Update

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Dubai's DPI testing, UAE cases, Emirates flights to Pakistan - The Daily Update

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