Tourism and trade the top priorities in Umm Al Quwain
Text size Umm Al Quwain Government’s strategy aims to attract more foreign investmentDubai: Tourism and trade have been given high priority in Umm Al Quwain’s Government Strategy 2011-2013, which was unveiled yesterday. Also given top billing in the…
Dubai to raise $800m on road tolls
Dubai is to raise $800m by selling debt instruments backed by future revenues from road tolls to fund transportation infrastructure in the emirate. The department of finance said on Thursday it would launch a six-year dual currency financing based on…
Dubai may get new financial aid from Abu Dhabi: Barclays
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and home to 90 percent of the country’s oil reserves, might offer more fiscal aid to sister state Dubai to help refinance maturing debt, Barclays Capital said. “As higher oil prices…
Tourism and trade the top priorities in Umm Al Quwain
Dubai: Tourism and trade have been given high priority in Umm Al Quwain’s Government Strategy 2011-2013, which was unveiled yesterday. Also given top billing in the economic blueprint is the small- and mid-sized business space as well as the fisheries…
Dubai’s hotel guests up to 8.6m in 2010
(MENAFN) Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) said that the number of hotel guests in the country increased to more than 8.6 million in 2010 from 7.8 million in 2009, reported Gulf News. DTCM said that 30 new…
Dubai bustling amid region’s turmoil
DUBAI — Regional turmoil is creating an unexpected boom for Dubai as tourists and businessmen flock once again to the shopping and skyscraper oasis after fleeing just a few years ago in the wake of its spectacular debt debacle. Visitor numbers…
CNN Arabic editor shares Dubai tips
(CNN) — Glitzy Dubai lures globetrotters with its modern architectural wonders and a bounty of luxury shopping, dining and lodging. This United Arab Emirates metropolis boasts “sunshine, shopping, seaside, sports and safety” as key selling points on its tourism website….
Tourism booms again in Dubai thanks to unrest
The artificial Jumeira Palm Island in Dubai … tourism in the emirate is booming again as visitors avoid turmoil elsewhere in the Middle East. Photo: AP Regional turmoil is creating an unexpected boom for Dubai as tourists and businessmen flock…
Tourists, businesses flee to Dubai to escape storm
By Martina Fuchs and Shaheen Pasha DUBAI | Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:37pm IST Besides businessmen, tourists are staying away from travel hotspots such as Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, now known as the beach town where President Hosni Mubarak fled at…
Dubai Takes Lead at World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress
Text size Dubai Health AuthorityDubai Health Authority is the diamond sponsor for the prestigious conference United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 7 September, 2010 The Medical Tourism Association announces that the Dubai Health AuthorityDubai Health Authority has taken a leading…
Dubai Green Tourism Award to attract more entries
Dubai: The second cycle of the Dubai Green Tourism Award was launched yesterday by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Dubai’s tourism marketing and licensing body. The award is a part of the DTCM’s initiatives to turn the…
Dubai’s sukuk rise most in year on debt accords
The yield on Dubai’s Islamic bond fell the most in more than a year last week, leading a rally in Arabian Gulf sukuk, as government-related companies complete debt restructurings and posted better-than-expected earnings. The yield on Dubai’s 6.396 percent dollar…
Dubai Tourism Gets A Boost, But Egypt and Bahrain Will Struggle This Year: Citibank
Text size 27 March 2011Dubai’s economy may benefit as international visitors choose the safe-haven emirate over other troubled regional tourist destinations, notes Citibank. But Egypt and Bahrain will suffer from poor growth. The UAE may benefit from the…
"Medical Tourism Doesn’t put Patient at Risk, Poor Planning Does" says Dr Prem – Author of Medical Tourism Guidebook
DUBAI, UAE, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Recently media has been ablaze of reported stories regarding medical tourism (Medical Travel) of botch surgeries, lack of legal recourse for patients and post-operative complications. All these stories have led several patients to…
Dubai hotels see rise in demand as pipeline slows
Occupancies and revenues plummeted in recent years in Dubai as demand failed to keep pace with rising supply. As the market struggled, many hotel companies delayed projects in the emirate, including Kempinski, which last week said it was further pushing…
