Dubai Shopping Festival woos Saudi visitors
JEDDAH: The road show for promoting Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), described as the “biggest shopping and entertainment extravaganza in the Middle East” was launched, with Saudi Arabia as the first stop, on Sunday. The road show tour will cover the…
Dubai, Hamburg airports have excellent tourism potential
DUBAI – The Hamburg Airport’s chief executive officer Michael Eggenschwiler has said that Dubai and Hamburg airports have excellent tourism potential and Emirates airline played active role to help double Gulf tourists to Germany in the last five years. Eggenschwiler…
Kanoo Travel gaining from ‘power of partnership’
Kanoo Travel announced recently that it is working closely with American Express to put together a strategy to overcome challenges and deliver product and service excellence in the Middle East region. Kanoo Travel said it would invest further in technology…
UAE National Day Celebrations – 2011
In a night full of surprises, the Government of Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce Marketing (DTCM) Australia New Zealand Representative Office and Emirates Airlines celebrated the 40th anniversary of the UAE National Day with His Excellency, Al Nuaimi UAE Ambassador…
Dubai Airport Freezone-HRG DNATA travel fair a big success
Text size “We congratulate HRG, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Holidays and Marhaba Services for participating in this event and making it a big success…”- Nasser Al Madani, Assistant Director General, Dubai Airport Freezone United Arab Emirates, Dubai: More than…
Dubai steadies ship after debt crisis
By Ali Khalil (AFP) – 6 days ago DUBAI — Two years after its debt crisis rocked global markets, Dubai has emerged as a safe haven in a troubled region, reaping the benefits of building strong service and tourism sectors….
Dubai Cosmetic Surgery Clinic unveils its new hair transplant facility as medical tourism rises
The rise in hair transplant treatments follows the improved quality of the procedure, and the overall perceived social acceptability of a treatment that many celebrities have undergone. In fact, anecdotal evidence suggests that the number of hair transplant procedures in…
Dubai hotels see tourism pick-up amid Arab Spring
Hotels in Dubai reported strong RevPAR and profit growth during the month of September, according to the latest data published by TRI Hospitality Consulting. Since the beginning of 2011, Dubai’s tourism and hotel sector has witnessed strong signs of recovery…
Middle East travel retail sales soar
Text size Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 Gulf News Dubai This year’s Middle East Duty Free Association (MEDFA) Conference, which ended yesterday, strongly focused on the vibrancy of the Middle East’s travel retail market which continued its strong performance…
Maradona leaves UAE for Argentina to attend mother’s funeral
Nov 20, 2011, 13:15 GMT Maradona had a terrible night after his wife informed him on Saturday that his 80-year-old mother had slipped into a coma, sources close to him in Dubai told dpa. ‘He asked the administration of Al-Wasl…
Abu Dhabi delays opening dates for Louvre, Guggenheim museums
DUBAI — Abu Dhabi government-owned Tourism Development and Investment Co (TDIC) said on Saturday it was postponing the opening of three museums, in a fresh delay for one of the largest cultural projects in the Middle East. The company gave no…
Dubai diversifies with push into diamonds
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates, the world’s fourth-largest oil exporter and home to gold trading hub Dubai, is rapidly becoming a force in trade of another highly valuable commodity: diamonds. Dubai, the UAE’s center for gem trade, handled $35 billion…
Abu Dhabi Economic Vision Dims in Dubai-Like Property Slump
November 15, 2011, 10:46 AM EST By Vivian Salama (Add’s Sorouh cost cuts in second-to-last paragraph.) Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi, the emirate that bailed out Dubai in 2009, set out to avoid the pitfalls suffered by its Persian…
Middle East outbound travel market pegged at $20 bn by 2030
Dubai, Nov 12 (PTI) European and Asian tourist destinations are eyeing a larger share of outbound travel from the Gulf region, which could top USD 20 billion within the next 20 years, organisers of an industry event have said, quoting…
A creative holiday in Dubai
Creative Holidays, a division of the Travel Corporation and Australia’s leading independent holiday company, has held their annual Brand Management Conference in Dubai. The conference was attended by 37 members of the senior management team, including the Managing Director of…
