Dubai Travel News

Travel & Tourism News of Dubai and rest of UAE

Month: May 2011

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DEWA and RTA jointly review this year’s strategy

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Dubai invites J&K to participate in handicrafts festival

SRINAGAR, May 13: Omar led coalition government is seized with promotion of tourism industry in the State to augment employment avenues for the people associated with it. This was stated by Advisor to Chief Minister Mubarak Gul while interacting with…

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Samaya Hotels and Resorts announces participation at ATM 2010

Text size     Opportunity to showcase again Samaya properties in premiere travel and tourism event Dubai, UAE; April 29, 2010: Samaya Hotels and Resorts announced its participation at this year’s edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East’s…

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China, Russia to drive tourism growth in 2011, says Oman

Oman plans to increase the number of tourists to the sultanate by seven percent this year, its head of tourism promotion said, driven by visitors from India, Russia and the Gulf states.  “In 2010 we had 1.6 million tourists, [and…

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Malaysia on tourism offensive at Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market

The target under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (2011 — 2015) is to improve Malaysia’s position to be within th e top 10, in terms of global tourism receipts in 2015. Malaysia also aims to increase the tourism sector’s contribution by…

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Hopes pinned on new authority to revive health care city

Text size     Monday, May 09, 2011 Gulf News Dubai Doctors and investors at the flagship of medical tourism in the emirate, Dubai Health Care City, hoped the newly established Heath Care Authority would be able to deliver what…

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New authority to boost Dubai health care sector

Text size     Thursday, May 05, 2011 Gulf News Dubai A new authority was announced yesterday to oversee the functions of Dubai Healthcare CityDubai Healthcare City and give a boost to the emirate as a medical tourism hub. The…

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Zuma predicts Dubai tourism spike, summer 2011

Concierge driven bookings in Q1 represent 9% of all Zuma reservations per night, an increase of around 4% since Q4 2010 which translates as approximately 60 covers a night. This underlines the importance of the tourism sector in the Emirate,…

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Gulf must package sporting events to boost tourism

Text size     Friday, May 06, 2011 Gulf News Dubai The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) should increase efforts to capitalise on its major sporting events and turn them into a sustainable source of year-round tourism revenue, according to a…

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Dubai economy to rebound: IIF

DUBAI – Dubai’s economy is set to bounce back with a projected 3.5 per cent growth in 2011 as the turmoil in the Arab world would indirectly boost the UAE’ overall economy, a leading global association of financial services firms,…

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Korea Tourism Organization participates in Arabian Travel Market 2011

KTO had recently launched Korea Specialist.net, an e-learning training program for travel agents in the GCC region and other Middle Eastern countries www.koreaspecialist.net. The prime objective of this program is to boost the knowledge of the destination among the travel…

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Sales fall at Dubai Summer Surprises, but GCC visitors up

Text size     Retail sales at Dubai Summer Surprises dropped by as much as 20 per cent from last year, but a jump in visitors from GCC countries filled hotel rooms and kept sales afloat, insiders say. The 65-day…

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"Dubai was Right" says flydubai CEO

Text size     Ghaith Al Ghaith hails the vision and courage of the Government of Dubai and developers who continued to invest during the economic crisis Dubai, UAE, May 01, 2011 – On the eve of the region’s biggest…

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Dubai was Right” says flydubai CEO

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Dubai offered a short-term shot in the arm

As a liberal outpost in a tough region, Dubai has historically prospered from its neighbours’ misfortunes. At the turn of the 20th century, the emirate drew in heavily taxed Persian traders; in the 1980s, the Iran-Iraq war turned the city’s…