Tourists who buy tickets to Dubai from the airline may apply for the visa to enter the United Arab Emirates online at the company’s Website.
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Coach Caio Júnior and midfielder Juninho Pernambucano, both employed by the Al Gharafa team, were named the season’s best coach and best player in Doha, Qatar.
The figure concerns two aircraft purchased by the airline for the Doha-São Paulo route, to be inaugurated on June 24. The airline expects a strong demand for Middle Eastern and Asian destinations.
The country ranks 7th in the list of international event hosts. There was growth of 15.4% in 2009 compared with 2008. The data were supplied by the International Congress and Convention Association.
The figure recorded last year was 4.9% lower than in 2008. The crisis led to a reduction in visits by foreigners, especially from Europe, which is the main origin of tourists that come to Brazil.
Architecture professors Joseph Nasr, from Beirut, and June Kosimar, from Toronto, spoke in São Paulo about the Tripoli exhibition hall, a project by the Brazilian architect.
A holiday trip to Syria and the discovery of a 500-page book written in classical Arabic accidentally gave origin to the feature film Constantino, by the Brazilian Otavio Cury.
The Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur) is going to launch a program today to attract international events. The focus will be on sports competitions.
Promotion offers free tickets to children and adolescents up to 16 years of age travelling with two paying adults. The campaign runs from May 14th to September 30th, 2010.
The country was a guest at a conference on the hotel industry in Dubai. On this Tuesday, a delegation of the Chamber and the government will promote a seminar in Abu Dhabi.
The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism is going to spend US$ 3 million in advertising campaigns to attract tourists to the region. The actions will be implemented in the US, Europe, Chile and Argentina.
A display by the Arab Culture Institute and the University of Campinas will screen ten films on the Palestinian drama, plus images of life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by two photographers.
The Dubai-based luxury hotel chain recorded high occupation rates in February, March and April. The company also announced a new brand: VENU Hotels.
Tourism showed signs of recovery in Egypt early this year, after a hard 2009. Sector revenues grew 24% and the number of visitors, 29%.

