Archive for the ‘Dubai’ Category
Dubai Lures Shopping Festival Tourists with Hot Deals
Dubai: As the 17th Dubai Shopping Festival gets under way, hotels are enticing tourists with attractive promotions and discount rates. While Hotel Pullman Dubai, Mall of the Emirates, is offering a Shopping Getaway package, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City, Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City, Arabian Courtyard and Spa, Al Manzil Hotel Old Town, and Qamardeen Hotel [...]
January 5, 2012
Posted in: Dubai
New Guide To Dubai for Female Business Travelers
New York, NY (October, 2011) — ViaHerWorld.com, a website providing essential travel tips and guidance for female business travelers, has just launched its free Dubai Guide. The Dubai Guide provides a wealth of useful information including customs and immigration procedures when entering the United Arab Emirates, as well as recommendations for telecommunications, business etiquette, eating, shopping, [...]
October 13, 2011
Posted in: Dubai
Emirates Opens New First Class Lounge at Dubai Airport
DUBAI, UAE, August 2011 – Emirates has opened its second dedicated First Class Lounge at Terminal 3 – Dubai International Airport, making it the fourth dedicated premium Emirates Lounge in Dubai. The new Emirates Lounge, located at Concourse 1 in front of the Business Class Lounge, will facilitate easy and seamless travel for First Class [...]
August 5, 2011
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Dubai
Dubai’s Enigmatic Jumeirah Burj Al Arab Announces New Spa Menu and the Ultimate Fitness Retreat
DUBAI, UAE – Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, The world’s most luxurious hotel, has announced the re-design of its Assawan Spa and Health Club menu of treatments and services coinciding with the launch of The Ultimate Fitness Retreat.
June 22, 2011
Posted in: Dubai
Tourism Statistics for Dubai Look Positive for 2011
A media relations team for the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing created a webinar for travel media to give an update about the state of tourism in Dubai at this time, and the news was exceptionally positive. Dubai tourism is stronger than ever with over 8.5 million visitors globally this past ear. The US [...]
March 15, 2011
Posted in: Dubai
Dubai hopes cruise tourism will fill 10000 new hotel rooms
Dubai tourism chiefs hope the growth of the cruise ship industry and more exhibitions will help fill the 10,000 hotel rooms to be added to the emirate’s hospitality market this year. The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) said it would also focus on implementing a new hotel classification system announced last year.
January 4, 2011
Posted in: Dubai
Desert Rangers opens new Desert safari Dubai
A beautifully decorated, traditional Bedouin camp in the middle of the Dubai Desert, in Aweer with a landscape of meandering dunes surrounding the campsite. A prominent dome, and flame torches lead the way of the entrance into the magnificent aromas of the sizzling BBQ and fruity sheesha scents. Local Bedouins serve sweet, Arabic, aromatic coffee, [...]
October 22, 2010
Posted in: Dubai
Interesting Facts about the Fairmont Dubai Hotel – the 38th hotel in the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio and the first international flagship property
The hotel’s building design is based on a modern interpretation of an Arabic wind tower or barajeel and the four ‘pyramids’ atop each of the structure’s corners represents the four wind towers. During the 2004 filming of the Academy Award winning film Syriana, actor George Clooney tried to obtain a table at Spectrum on One. When [...]
July 20, 2010
Posted in: Dubai, Hotels General News
Dubai among top 10 most visited cities in the world
A strong and dynamic tourism sector has placed Dubai among the top 10 most visited cities in the world, a Dubai Chamber study said. Dubai, the Middle East tourism and trade hub, is ranked higher than its regional peers and a little behind its global competitors in terms of travel and tourism competitiveness.
June 14, 2010
Posted in: Dubai
Kingfisher Airlines expands route network from UAE
Kingfisher Airlines, India’s only five-star airline rated by Skytrax, announced recently the commencement of two new international routes out of Dubai with the launch of daily flights from Dubai to New Delhi and Dubai to Mumbai.
June 14, 2010
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Dubai