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…
Over 6,000 retail outlets expected to participate
Dubai: The Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (Depe) has an official mandate from the Government of Dubai to boost the emirate’s retail and events sector through year-round attractions. So far, 2011 has been a challenging year to do business globally…
Grounded international flights may get back wings
Srinagar, May 27: If all goes as planned, international flights may again operate from the Srinagar International Airport in next few months, brining respite to the stakeholders who have been pitching hard for revival of the service to bring Kashmir…
Dubai ‘needs a Disneyland’ to boost tourism
Dubai needs an entertainment resort on the size and scale of Disneyland if it is to attract a larger slice of the global tourism pie, the president of UAE’s BinHendi Enterprises said. The UAE’s trade and tourism hub must create…
Dubai has ‘more than enough’ malls, says BinHendi
Dubai cannot sustain any more mega-malls in an already glutted retail market, the head of one of the UAE’s largest retail conglomerates said Monday. “[Dubai has] more than enough malls,” Mohi-Din BinHendi, president of BinHendi Enterprises, told the 4th Arabian…
TravelWise pt 1 – Arabian Travel Market Dubai and Royal Wedding boost for UK tourism
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Emirates seeks to boost tourism, trade with Germany
DUBAI — Emirates is responding to strong passenger demand in Germany by launching extra frequencies to Frankfurt and upgrading one of its Munich flights to an A380 superjumbo. The moves will further bond two powerful trading partners — the UAE…
Dubai-Tuzla flight may start in July
Text size ABU DHABI – Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced that a direct air link between Dubai and Tuzla, a city some 150 kilometres north of the capital Sarajevo, will be established in July this year….
Unrest boosts tourism in more stable Gulf states
DUBAI — Gulf Arab states least affected by regional turmoil are likely to see a boost in tourism, analysts said on Tuesday, with the United Arab Emirates outperforming other destinations. “Dubai has benefitted drastically, with high occupancy rates, more tourists, and…
Azerbaijan tourism gets boost with new office in Dubai
DUBAI – Azerbaijan, the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia is hoping to get a boost to its tourism sector from GCC, with the opening of the republic’s tourism representative office in Dubai. Announcing the official opening of…
Cut spending 20 to 25%, Dubai Government asks all departments
Dubai: The Dubai government is asking its departments to reduce expenditure by 20 to 25 per cent in a bid to help the emirate achieve a budget surplus of Dh3-Dh3.5 billion until 2013, Ahmad Humaid Al Tayer, Member of the Supreme…
Unrest boosts tourism in more stable Gulf states
By Martina Fuchs DUBAI | Tue May 17, 2011 12:57pm EDT DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states least affected by regional turmoil are likely to see a boost in tourism, analysts said on Tuesday, with the United Arab Emirates outperforming…
Dubai tourism ‘benefits drastically’ from regional unrest
Gulf states least affected by regional turmoil are likely to see a boost in tourism, analysts said on Tuesday, with the United Arab Emirates outperforming other destinations. “Dubai has benefitted drastically, with high occupancy rates, more tourists, and high retail…
Dubai Chamber all set to implement the ATA Carnet in the country
Text size Dubai, UAE: After the UAE issued a decree approving the joining of the Istanbul Convention on Monday, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and IndustryDubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced its readiness in implementing the…
DTCM, World Energy Forum sign agreement
DUBAI – The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chairman of the World Energy Forum on Sunday to extend cooperation and support for the 2011 World Energy Forum to be held…
