Dubai Travel News

Travel & Tourism News of Dubai and rest of UAE

Year: 2011

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Thailand Tourism to showcase at Dubai Outlet Mall

The visitors will get to witness the exciting and unique attractions as a tourism destination. The “Amazing Thailand Festival 2011” event will be the first of its kind to feature Thailand at the Dubai Outlet Mall and will run from…

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Dubai sets $5 bln bond programme; plans new issue

By Martin Dokoupil DUBAI | Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:54pm IST DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai, which is planning a benchmark sovereign dollar issue in coming days as it seeks to bridge a budget deficit, has set up a new $5…

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UAE and Italy will work closely to enhance ties

Dubai: Italy and the UAE have agreed to work more closely in areas including trade, tourism, financial services and intellectual property rights. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai,…

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Dubai leads in tourist traffic and spending

Dubai: Dubai tops the Middle East and Africa’s destination cities by international tourist arrivals, according to new research released by MasterCard yesterday. The latest index of Global Destination Cities shows that Dubai is leading the charge in the region in…

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Dubai set to return to the bond market

Dubai plans a return to the bond markets as the indebted emirate seeks to tap rising confidence in its status as a haven amid Arab unrest. The department of finance has hired UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland and Dubai’s Emirates…

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Terror of four Brits in Dubai death cells

FOUR Brits held in the Dubai cells where tourist Lee Brown was battered to death feared for their own lives last night. They were too terrified to speak openly when embassy officials visited them. The envoys wanted to check on…

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Rezidor opens the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Downtown

Contact Information Christiane Reiter Director Corporate Communications The Rezidor Hotel Group +32 2 702 9331 enquiries@pr-sending.co.uk The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has announced that its 7th property in the UAE, Radisson Blu Hotel,…

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Dubai ready for tourist rush, Al Merri says

Dubai: Dubai is bracing itself for a significant increase in the number of passengers and tourists by enhancing the capabilities of 25 external centres operating under the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA). Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al…

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I F R S Specialist

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover in excess of US$ 15 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of Emirates, the Group’s rapidly expanding and award winning international Airline and.dnata, the fourth largest combined…

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Dubai sees 24% hike in tourist spending

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Dubai ranked among world’s Top 10 tourist destinations for 2011

Text size     About 8m inbound tourists will spend $7.8b in the emirate in 2011, predicts a MasterCard studyAbout 8 million international tourists will visit Dubai in 2011, ranking the emirate at No. 9 in terms of visitor arrivals…

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Dubai Default Risk Retreats to Lowest Since Dubai World Debt Delay in 2009

A Nakheel sign advertises land for sale on Dubai World’s Palm Jumeirah island. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg Dubai’s default risk fell to the lowest level since Dubai World roiled global markets with a debt restructuring in 2009, as Emirates airline sold…

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Dubai police officers deny killing Pakistani prisoner

Two former prisoners have told a Dubai court how they heard police officers torture a fellow inmate before seeing this dead body lying face down on the prison floor. Thirteen Dubai police officers, including nine Emiratis, denied the torture and…

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Qatar Airways wins awards in Dubai

For the sixth year running, the Doha-based carrier retained the Leading Business Class Airline In Middle East title, as voted by travel industry professionals, at the World Travel Awards. And the airline, now in its 14th year of operations, was…