Dubai, the fast growing tourist destination has decided to overcome its room shortage that has been hampering the visitor growth, and will bring up an additional 22,000 hotel rooms towards end of next year.
Dubai is upbeat with the world-class shopping malls that are coming up fast in the country and that are helping boost tourism in the emirate, according to Khaled A bin Sulayem, Director General of Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).
All credit to the efforts of the government of Dubai in creating the splendid Burj Dubai. Burj Dubai, designed as the world's tallest building, has just surpassed the height of the Sears Tower, which is currently America's tallest building at 1,450 ft. Both the landmarks have been designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM).
Always first with something new, this time once again, Dubai International Airport is gearing up to attract more than 600,000 special needs tourists this year. The Airport will soon open 20 check-in counters for people with special needs. The initiative aims at encouraging special needs tourism in the emirate which received more than 6.5 million hotel guests in 2006.
The city of Dubai is all set to become the world's most prolific shopping destination. The endeavors from city's malls and Dubai Shopping Festival office to promote Dubai as finest shopping and entertainment center has received the much needed hike, as explained by Fareed Abdel Rahman, Vice-President of Deira City Centre. According to Rahman, the mall's in Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) 2007 and the Dubai shopping festival had a tremendous impact on Dubai's shopping trends.
Emirates airline has been granted rights to operate additional flights to Australia, after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the governments of Australia and the UAE.
UAE has strengthened its position as the tourism capital of the Gulf offering a range of entertainment, leisure and sports activities. It is not surprising to find the number of visitors travelling to the country constantly on the increase.
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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