DUBAI: Regional travel services company Seera Group has partnered with Klook to help international tour operators promote tourism in the Kingdom.
Under the deal, the pair will create a one-stop digital platform with relevant travel content and inventory management solutions for tourism providers in the Kingdom.
These providers will be able to connect with global marketplaces and international tour distributors to promote Saudi tourism.
The platform will feature tours and activities operated by Discover Saudi, Seera’s destination management company.
“For our partners across the Saudi tourism ecosystem, finding smart ways to connect with travelers enhances their ability to offer unique Arabian experiences to everyone eager to explore the destination,” Fahd Hamidaddin, chief executive of the Saudi Tourism Authority, said in a statement.
Daqing Oil worker emphasizes study, innovation By TIAN XUEFEI and ZHOU HUIYING in Harbin | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-17 08:37 Share CLOSE Liu Li repairs a valve at Daqing Oilfield in Heilongjiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Six months later, Liu Li still feels a thrill when she remembers the moment she received the National Role Model Worker medal at a gathering in Beijing s Great Hall of the People in honor of model workers and other exemplary individuals last November.
In fact, the industrious 47-year-old has received a number of awards for her work ethic, professionalism and technical innovations since joining the second oil extraction plant at the Daqing Oilfield Company, a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corp, in 1993.
MAKKAH: Ritaj Al-Hazmi, 12, has won the title of the “Youngest Writer of a Novel Series” in the world with the Guinness World Records after publishing two novels. She published her third novel this year and is currently working on two others. Al-Hazmi grew up reading fiction and fantasy and was inspired to be a published writer in 2016 after her father took her to a bookstore
DUBAI: Filipino couturier Michael Cinco seems to be a favorite when it comes to beauty pageants. Miss Universe fans will recall that the Dubai-based designer created the gowns that Pia Wurtzbach and Iris Mittenaere, who were crowned Miss Universe in 2015 and 2016, respectively, wore to take home the crown. This year, he was tasked with designing the dresses of some of the
But COVID-19 infection and fatality numbers are almost certainly undercounts
Updated 17 May 2021
May 17, 2021 05:32
NEW DELHI: For the first time in weeks, India’s daily cases dropped below 300,000, continuing a decline as the country battles a ferocious surge of COVID-19.
The health ministry said around 280,000 cases and 4,106 deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours. Both numbers are almost certainly undercounts.
India’s west coast state of Gujarat is bracing for a severe cyclone that is affecting its coronavirus measures. Cyclone Tauktae has already caused deadly flooding and is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday. Gujarat has suspended its vaccination drive for two days.