Business | Tourism
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Tuesday Mar 12
Luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton opens first Abu Dhabi property
The 532-room luxury resort Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal is the luxury hotel operator’s ninth property in the Middle East
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Thursday Mar 7
10 million Dubai visitors in 2012 a record
9% jump in city guests results in 18% increase in hotel revenues
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Thursday Mar 7
Shurooq puts Sharjah in focus at ITB Berlin
Heart of Sharjah project attracting large scale interest at travel trade show
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Wednesday Mar 6
DTCM participates in Berlin’s ITB-2013
20 per cent increase in guest nights for German visitors to Dubai
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Wednesday Mar 6
Leading French boat companies at the Boat Show
Eight companies at the French pavilion
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Tuesday Mar 5
Marriott, IKEA team up to launch new hotel brand
New hotels to be launched across Europe
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Tuesday Mar 5
Starwood to double regional footprint in 5 years
Company has 45 hotels open and 31 in pipeline in Mideast
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Tuesday Mar 5
Dubai hotel occupancy up to 90%
Hotels in the Middle East and North Africa region beat 2012 performance levels
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Tuesday Mar 5
Airlines initiate new passenger fees
New fees announced recently include a charge to zip through airport, screening gates and board early, to watch streaming movies and so on
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Tuesday Mar 5
Emirates to Algiers daily: airline increases flights to Algeria capital
Dubai airline's plans to expand African network under way
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Monday Mar 4
Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau to drive growth
To drive its position as a meetings destination globally
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Sunday Mar 3
AHIC 2013 to highlight Dubai hotels’ top performance
This year’s conference will take place from May 5-6 in Dubai
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Saturday Mar 2
UAE elected president of Arab Centre for Tourism Media
Hussain Al Manaie won a landslide victory in the election session
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Saturday Mar 2
Shurooq readies to promote Sharjah at ITB Berlin 2013
They will also be showcasing the Authority’s various investment related projects
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Saturday Mar 2
Dutch travel firm spreads its wings
BCD Travel has been representing Dutch corporate travel services firm since 2006
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Thursday Feb 28
Expo delegation explores supply chain capabilities of Dubai
Nine-member team tours Jebel Ali port, to assess country’s ability to host Expo 2020
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Wednesday Feb 27
Dubai: A global tourism platform
As of January 2013, Dubai has 56,423 rooms available and the supply continues with Dubai’s extensive pipeline: Analyst
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Tuesday Feb 26
World’s tallest hotel opens in Dubai: JW Marriott Marquis is record-breaker
At 355 metres, hotel is just 26 metres shorter than the Empire State Building
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Tuesday Feb 26
Foreign tourists’ spending in US hits new record
Sets a new record of $168.1 billion in foreign visitor spending in 2012
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Tuesday Feb 26
Dubai hotels close 2012 with 83.6% occupancy
Mena hotels achieve growth in occupancy rates for 2012
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Tuesday Feb 26
Dubai airport starts 2013 with new passenger record
Dubai International saw more than 5.5 million passengers throughput in January 2013
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Sunday Feb 24
Dubai in full swing to host World Expo 2020
Officials across sectors say Dubai is well placed to host monumental global gathering
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Sunday Feb 24
Dubai Expo 2020 Chairman welcomes the BIE Enquiry Mission
Global gathering is expected to attract 25 million visitors
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Saturday Feb 23
Philippines tourism slogan promoted at Global Village
Expats encouraged to visit the Philippines
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Thursday Feb 21
Dubai Airports invites bids from retailers for Terminal 1
Move linked to a major refurbishment project underway at the facility
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Sprint deal puts US in China cyber attack danger
US senator against Japanese company SoftBank Corp’s plan to buy 70 per cent of Sprint Nextel
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Procter & Gamble brings back Lafley as CEO
Lafley who left in 2009, is returning to the company’s helm
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IMF chief avoids charges in French scandal
Lagarde was questioned for a total of 24 hours
