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Behind the grand old facade of the Conrad St James is a modern hotel which opened in 2012. Hilton Hotels

Executive Travel: Discrete luxury and convenience at London’s Conrad St James

October 11, 2019
Thomas Cook had blamed a slowdown in bookings because of Brexit uncertainty for contributing to its crushing debt burden. Reuters

Thomas Cook's UK stores to be bought by Hays Travel after collapse

October 9, 2019
The Ovolo Woolloomooloo in Sydney Harbour

Executive Travel: take a step back in time at Sydney's Ovolo Woolloomooloo ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

October 4, 2019
Gloria Guevara, president and chief executive of World Travel & Tourism Council is bullish on the growth of tourism sector in Saudi Arabia. Pawan Singh / The National 

Tourism to account for 5% of Saudi Arabia’s GDP by 2021

October 2, 2019
Qiddiya City, an entertainment development located on the outskirts of Riyadh, will be home to the kingdom's first theme park. Courtesy Saudi Tourism

Business Extra: Saudi Arabia opens for tourism for the first time

October 1, 2019
Tourists stroll along a beach at Senegambia, Banjul, Gambia. Tour operator Thomas Cook had flown in 45 per cent of the holidaymakers to Gambia, which is just entering its peak six-month tourism season.    

Gambia's economic recovery could be hobbled by Thomas Cook collapse

September 30, 2019
Site of the Red Sea project, where Saudi Arabia is planning a huge tourism venture encompassing 90 islands. Courtesy of Consulum.

Oyo keen to create jobs through Dh3.9bn Saudi tourism investment

September 29, 2019
A sign at London Gatwick airport informing passengers that Thomas Cook has ceased trading. The 178 year-old tour operator filed for receivership on Tuesday. AFP.

Thomas Cook's creditors have a right to feel aggrieved

September 24, 2019
Passengers talk to British government officials at Thomas Cook check-in points at Mallorca Airport after the world's oldest travel firm collapsed stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

UK travel company Thomas Cook collapses, stranding hundreds of thousands

September 23, 2019
More than 600,000 people who booked through tour operator Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday, wondering if they will be able to get home, as one of the world's oldest and biggest travel companies teetered on the edge of collapse. AP Photo

Tunisia hotel stopped Thomas Cook customers from leaving

September 22, 2019
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said that contingency plans are in place to fly tourists home if holidays firm Thomas Cook collapses. AFP.

Travel group Thomas Cook battling for survival

September 22, 2019
The ancient rock heritage site at Al Ula is set to be one of the biggest tourism draws when Saudi Arabia allows international travellers to visit. Bloomberg

Tourists spent $9.6bn in Saudi Arabia in July and August

September 14, 2019
Courtesy Radisson Blu

Executive travel: a hotel room as close to the runway as one can get

September 13, 2019
The May Fair Spa relaxation room. Courtesy The May Fair

Executive Travel: Luxury and elegance in the heart of London’s Mayfair district

September 6, 2019
Thomas Cook has been struggling with intense competition. Getty Images

UK's Thomas Cook agrees rescue deal with Fosun

August 28, 2019