Business | Tourism
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Tuesday Feb 19
Hong Kong Disneyland turns a profit for first time
Park welcomes a record number of visitors since opening eight years ago
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Tuesday Feb 19
InterContinental Hotels Group embarks on India expansion
New hotels to create more than 2,600 new jobs
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Tuesday Feb 19
Qatar to open new 30m passenger airport in April
Facility expected to raise capacity to 50 million passengers per year by 2020
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Tuesday Feb 12
Medical tourism boosts UAE health care sector
Industry players offer specialised services to meet growing demand from patients abroad
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Monday Feb 11
Shurooq discusses future collaboration with US Regional Trade Centre
Visit aimed at familiarising the USARTC with Shurooq’s various ongoing and planned projects
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Tuesday Feb 5
Royal Caribbean bets on US demand
4th quarter EPS ex-impairment 10 US cents vs 6 cents view
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Tuesday Feb 5
Loyalty programmes not a priority
A Deloitte & Touche survey reveals only one in four travellers spent more than 75 per cent of their nights at their preferred brand
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Tuesday Feb 5
South Africa eyes more Indian tourists
Tourism board to further enhance engagement with key stakeholders in order to have a larger share of India’s tourist pie
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Tuesday Feb 5
Hilton reveals largest active pipeline in MEA
Expanded MEA presence with two market entries and 16 approved deals across eight countries
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Tuesday Feb 5
Myanmar lures Best Western with first hotel plan
Best Western will open its first Myanmar property in 2013
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Wednesday Jan 30
Emirates opens up Qantas network for bookings
Emirates, Qantas also finalising other details of their partnership, including joint pricing, schedules and additional frequent flyer benefits
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Sunday Jan 27
Abu Dhabi realises a 13% rise in visitor numbers from 2011
Strongest inflow from Africa while US and Canada proved Abu Dhabi’s longest stayers
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Saturday Jan 26
Business hotels are on investors’ radars
Out of the 20,000 rooms in the UAE pipeline, 6,500 rooms are planned for Dubai.
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Wednesday Jan 23
German TUI says it will not to bid for Britain’s TUI Travel
Statement says decision based on assessment that a share-based transaction at current exchange ratios is not in the interest of TUI shareholders
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Tuesday Jan 22
Cyprus tourism hits seven-year high thanks to Russians
Tourism revival a rare good news to a recession-hit economy
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Thursday Jan 17
Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner
as part of deal to convert vessel into a luxury hotel in Asia
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Wednesday Jan 16
Al Merri named head of DTCM
Will remain CEO of DWTC
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Wednesday Jan 16
Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi opens doors next week
Dh900 million project by Aldar Properties is expected to make return on investment under 15 years.
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Tuesday Jan 15
Sofitel to add six hotels in Middle East and Africa
Two properties due to open in Dubai later this year
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Wednesday Jan 9
DSF gives a big boost to UAE tourism
Visitors coming during DSF are expected to increase by up to 8% from 4.3m visitors last year
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Tuesday Jan 8
TCA opens promotion office in India
To serve the high potential Indian market
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Tuesday Jan 8
London Olympic hotels sold to Asian
Hotels sold for GBP58m to an Asian buyer, only eight months after they opened
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Tuesday Jan 8
Region’s hotels record highs and lows
In the region, Dubai hotels recorded highest profit margins in 36 months last year
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Tuesday Jan 8
Maintaining the competitive edge
Applying a new idea or service just to be in line with one’s competitors is neither innovative nor beneficial to guests
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Tuesday Jan 1
Beirut businesses have plan B to avoid bust
A holiday influx of expatriates and exodus of upper class Syrians has been a saving grace
Business Editor's choice
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Ramadan food cost rise forbidden
Ministry of Economy to keep strict watch for consumer law violations
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg
Xbox One is Microsoft’s first new gaming console in eight years
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Mariner of the Seas in maiden call on Dubai
1,020-feet-long cruise ship en route to Singapore and China
