Dubai, In the wake of the booming hospitality industry, the number of hotels in Dubai is set to rise by over 29 percent to 554 from 439 at present, a top tourism official has said.
Dubai will be the host state of the Global Travel & Tourism Summit taking place on April 20-22, 2008 as the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced. At the official launch ...
From the time Dubai Duty Free coined the slogan Fly Buy Dubai, the emirate has set the benchmarks for shopping tourism in the region, with destinations around the region – from Egypt to the most recent, Kerala – now jumping on the shopping tourism bandwagon.
Dubai welcomed two cruise ships -Silver Whisper and Deutschland - at its state-of-the-art cruise terminal with a total of 1455 passengers and crew members from various nationalities on board the luxury vessels from the US and German cruiseliners.
Development and construction works of Dubai Maritime City, the world’s first purpose-built maritime centre, and member of Dubai World Group of companies, are progressing apace, with the six-lane causeway connecting the mega project to Dubai now fully complete and finished on time.
For the fifth consecutive year, Dubai had a strong presence at the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) held in the French city of Cannes from December 4 to 7.
Marking a milestone in the history of Emirates - Dubai-based carrier, November 1st witnesses the inauguration of the 59-storey luxury Emirates Marina Hotel & Residence, the first city-based hotel of Emirates Hotels and Resorts. The hotel offers 261 suites of single, double and three-roomed configurations.
As announced by FIFA this Sunday, in 2009, the United Arab Emirates is hosting the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai. The announcement highlights the fact that Dubai is emerging as the sporting capital of the Middle East.
Dubai among 11 e-freight ready sites
Dubai has been identified as one of 11 new locations ready for e-freight by International Air Transport Association (IATA)
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