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…
Dubai’s art exhibition brings Arab, global scene together
During times of civil unrest in the Middle East, Dubai has always been a safe haven for tourism, banking and culture. After an exclusive preview Tuesday, the edition of the 5th Art Dubai, a four-day exhibition in the luxury resort…
Dubai World signs final debt restructuring deal
DUBAI – DUBAI World, which rocked markets across the globe in late 2009 with its debt woes, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a final agreement to restructure US$14.7 billion (S$19 billion) of debt. The government-owned conglomerate announced in…
Second Durban-Dubai flight on the cards
SUREN NAIDOO KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development and Tourism MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu is expected to announce today that Emirates Airlines plans to introduce an additional daily flight between Durban and Dubai before the end of the year. Another Middle Eastern airline, Qatar…
Medical Tourism doesn’t Put Patient at Risk, Poor Planning does” says Dr Prem – Author of Medical Tourism Guidebook
Recently media has been ablaze of reported stories regarding medical tourism of botch surgeries, lack of legal recourse for patients and post-operative complications. All these stories have led several patients to believe that medical tourism is unsafe and leads to…
China fastest growing tourism group, says Dubai’s Jumeirah
Jumeirah Group, the hotel-management company that operates Dubai’s sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, has identified travelers from China as the fastest growing group of guests in its hotels, chairman Gerald Lawless said. Chinese customers now represent about five percent of guests,…
