Dubai Travel News

Travel & Tourism News of Dubai and rest of UAE

Year: 2011

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flydubai extends its reach in Russia

Text size     Dubai’s pioneering airline doubles Russian network with the addition of flights to Kazan and Ufa UAE, 26 September, 2011 – flydubai, Dubai’s pioneering low cost airline, has doubled its network in Russia to four points with…

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Dubai vows to ‘stand behind’ state-backed firms

Dubai, the Gulf emirate that teetered on the brink of default in 2009, vowed to stand behind its “strategic investments” including those facing debt refinancing such as DIFC Investments. The government doesn’t anticipate that DIFC Investments, a unit of the…

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Egypt tourist numbers drop 28.2% in July

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Emirates announces Harare flights

The airline, ranked sixth in the world in terms of international passengers carried in 2010, says travellers using the service would “connect seamlessly to points across the Far and Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Europe and Australasia via the airline’s hub…

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Emirates announces Harare flights

The airline, ranked sixth in the world in terms of international passengers carried in 2010, says travellers using the service would “connect seamlessly to points across the Far and Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Europe and Australasia via the airline’s hub…

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Emirates announces Harare flights

The airline, ranked sixth in the world in terms of international passengers carried in 2010, says travellers using the service would “connect seamlessly to points across the Far and Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Europe and Australasia via the airline’s hub…

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Business Development Manager (Aa)

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover of approximately US$ 12 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of Dnata, the successful Airport Ground Services and Travel Industry division, and Emirates, the Group’s rapidly expanding…

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Road to Arabia draws record attendance – e

The Arabian Peninsula workshops have now wrapped up with more than 300 agents attending the joint Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Sultanate of Oman Tourism seminars across the country. Three more winners…

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flydubai set to soar into Serbia

Dubai; 19 September 2011: One of the world’s leading cultural and party capitals*, Belgrade, otherwise known as Serbia’s White City, has been named the latest destination of pioneering low-cost carrier, flydubai. Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai said: “We are…

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Vice President Legal

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover of approximately US$ 12 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of dnata, the successful Airport Ground Services and Travel Industry division, and Emirates, the Group’s rapidly expanding…

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Cruise industry expected to boost Dubai tourism

The number of passengers to Dubai via the cruise industry is expected to increase by 50,000 year-on-year for the forecast period until 2015, according to Majid Al Marri, director – hotel classification, Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM)….

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Air traffic movements up 4.8% in August

Text size     Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 Gulf News Dubai: As tourism traffic in the UAE gradually gains momentum after a slowdown in air travel due to the Middle East political unrest, air traffic movements in the UAE increased…

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Dubai hotels occupancy rises on tourist arrivals

DUBAI — Dubai continues to attract a large number of tourists as hoteliers in the emirate recorded the biggest year-on-year jump in occupancy level within the Middle East during July, global consultancy firm Ernst Young said in its latest report….

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Five Star Rating for Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel

PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 14, 2011 – The Park Regis Kris KinHotel, Dubai has been officially certified by Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce Marketing (DTCM) as a five-star hotelin accordance with the standards set by Dubai’sprincipal tourism authority. This…

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Definite about Dubai – elearning

The Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is working with Emirates airline on a training programme to assist the airline’s customer service staff to build their knowledge of Dubai’s tourism offerings for the benifit of the customers and for…