New Year’s Eve destinations: Where do people from the UAE like to travel to the most?
According to airlines and booking companies, here are the top destinations for residents Dubai: New Year’s Eve is the one night a year when the entire world comes alive to celebrate. While many UAE residents love to spend New Years’…
Metro timings to and from Dubai Airport extended over peak travel period
From December 19 to January 6 five million passengers will pass through DXB Dubai: Dubai Metro services to and from Dubai International Airport will be extended during peak travel periods, it was announced on Wednesday. The joint plan between Emirates…
Watch New Year’s Eve fireworks from a Dubai Abra or Water Taxi
Special offers from RTA to watch displays from all Dubai marine transit modes Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched special offers and premium services to watch New Year’s Eve firework displays aboard marine transit modes, such…
UAE weather: Overcast skies, light rain and rough seas today
Rainfall was reported early morning in many places of the UAE Parts of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, and the Jais mountains, as well as islands in the northern region, will receive light…
Dubai slashes fees on hotels, restaurants
DUBAI, 11th June, 2018 — Acting upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai…
More than 8 million tourists visited Dubai in H1 2018
DUBAI, 1st August, 2018 — Dubai welcomed a record 8.10 million international overnight tourists during the first six months of 2018, representing a consistent increase over the same period last year. Figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce…
Ajman seeks to attract 700,000 hotel guests annually by 2019
AJMAN, 5th August, 2018 — The Department of Tourism Development in Ajman seeks to meet the goals of Ajman Vision 2021, which includes raising the number of hotel guests to some 700,000 annually, and booking approximately 2.2 million guest hotel…
Dubai Tourism publishes manual to guide hotels
DUBAI, 8th August, 2018 — Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism, has published the “12 Steps Towards Sustainability” manual to guide hotels. This is the first interactive, web-based, manual under the Dubai Sustainable Tourism, DST, initiative to…
Ajman hotels guests up 14% in H1 of 2018
AJMAN, 11th August, 2018 — The number of guests in Ajman’s hotels increased by 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, supported by increasing efforts to promote the Emirate and by…
Abu Dhabi records 10.5% growth in hotel guests in August
ABU DHABI, 22nd September, 2018 — The number of hotel guests staying in Abu Dhabi during August rose by 10.5 percent compared to the same month in 2017, with double-digit growth in most key source markets underpinning the upward trend,…
Abu Dhabi reinforces its position as global tourism destination
ABU DHABI, 30th December, 2018 — The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism has made many achievements, in light of the emergence of specialist tourism trends and its efforts to improve local tourism infrastructure and to inaugurate new attractions…
UAE online travel sales projected to exceed AED17 bn in 2018
DUBAI, 31st December, 2018 — The value of the UAE’s online travel sales in 2018 is forecast to reach AED17.3 billion (US$1.98 billion), driven by a growing population, an increasing number of tourists, and UAE residents’ shift towards digital services,…
Dubai Tourism to launch B2B ‘Attractions Marketplace’
DUBAI, 19th December, 2018 — Dubai Tourism has introduced a new business to business, B2B, online platform that will deliver an enhanced technological backbone to the emirate’s attractions and experiences, offering integrated digital support and wider visibility to both domestic…
Number of tourists in Abu Dhabi, Dubai increase by 1.6% in 8 months
ABU DHABI, 27th December, 2018 — The combined number of tourists visiting Abu Dhabi and Dubai increased by 1.6 per cent during the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, which confirms the capacity of…
Abu Dhabi reinforces its position as global tourism destination
ABU DHABI, 30th December, 2018 — The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism has made many achievements, in light of the emergence of specialist tourism trends and its efforts to improve local tourism infrastructure and to inaugurate new attractions…
