| Gulf Air has come a long way since it launched services in 1950 as the Gulf Aviation Company. Owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman, the airline started as a small scale commuter service, serving the oil fields of the Gulf and some regional customers, and is now a major international airline, serving over 50 destinations worldwide. Featured here are travel pieces by the Visitor's Guide team on some of the destinations that Gulf Air flies to. We plan to expand this section, check back for more articles soon! |
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How is Yemen different from other countries as a tourist destination? We invited Petra Beuchert, a German national resident in Scotland and a frequent world traveller, to visit Yemen and write an account of her experiences. This is her story.
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By Kate Mitchell » A statue of Saluhaddin, the great warrior, marks the site of the old citadel as well as the entrance to Suq al Hamidiye in Damascus. Instead of repelling crusaders, his horse born figure is now drawing me and many other shoppers and visitors into this busy, crowded, covered avenue of shops.
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