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| Gulf in $18bn hotel blitz |
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Dubai and its Gulf Arab neighbours are developing hotels worth about $18 billion, including the world's largest, according to data from a Dubai research firm, as the region uses record oil wealth to diversify its economy. |
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| Tourism fuels Dubai air traffic boom |
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Tourism HUB: Dubai International Airport serves 120 airlines and will triple capacity next year to 75mn passengers. Dubai airport, the Middle East's busiest, handled 34.3 million passengers last... |
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| Dubai '07 air passenger traffic spurred by tourism |
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Dubai airport, the Middle East's busiest, handled 34.3 million passengers last year, a rise of 19.3 percent over 2006 and its sixth consecutive year of growth above 15 percent as the emirate's commerce and tourism expanded. |
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| Global Village opens |
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Global Village officially opened to the public yesterday. The current edition of Global Village, located in Dubailand, will remain open until March 2008, and is expected to attract some 4.5 million visitors. |
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| DUBAI PROJECTS ATTRACT AMERICAN TRAVEL TRADE |
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Dubai participated in the Incentive Travel and Meeting Executive Show (IT&ME-2007) held in Chicago , USA , from September 25 to 27. This was Dubai ’s 18th successful participation in the show. |
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