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Travel Unpacked: Aleppo airport shuts and Ajman invites Scandinavian tourists

The National rounds up the most interesting tourism news you might have missed

One Carlo Diaz
December 02, 2024

Continuing conflict in Syria has forced officials to close Aleppo airport, as well as some roads leading to

the city. Elsewhere, Ajman has kicked off a tourism campaign focused on Scandinavia, while Hong
Kong is promoting pandas to boost inbound travel.

Here is a round-up of recent travel and tourism news – in case you missed it.

Aleppo airport shuts as opposition fighters advance

Authorities in Syria closed Aleppo airport on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, due to
opposition forces against President Bashar al-Assad saying they had reached the heart of the Syrian city.

All flights have been cancelled as well.

A British watchdog monitoring the Syrian war said militants have taken majority control of Aleppo,
following a surprise sweep through government-held towns last week. The opposition forces, led by

militant group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, are returning to the city for the first time since 2016, when Assad
and his allies drove them out.

“Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and allied factions … took control of most of the city and government centres and

prisons,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The opposition fighters have said the campaign was in response to increased strikes in recent weeks
against civilians by the Russian and Syrian air force on areas in militant-held Idlib, and to pre-empt any
attacks by the Syrian army.

Ajman aims to attract Scandinavian travellers

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