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First Wyndham Garden hotel set to open in Ajman

26 Apr 2017

Wyndham Garden, one of the youngest and fastest growing brands in the Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio will soon open its first hotel in the emirate of Ajman and The Idea Agency, a Dubai-based communications agency will be responsible for raising awareness of the brand’s presence in the region. The partnership was announced during Arabian Travel Market, the region’s leading travel and tourism exhibition, where R Hotels, the hospitality management division of the Ajman-based R Holding,... Read More

Miral reveals first glimpse of Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi’s six immersive worlds

26 Apr 2017

Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of destinations, announced today that Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will feature six immersive worlds: Metropolis and Gotham City, inspired by the universe of DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains; Cartoon Junction, Bedrock, and Dynamite Gulch, themed after iconic animated brands such as Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera; and Warner Bros. Plaza, reminiscent of old Hollywood, where these seminal characters and stories were originally brought to life.

Warner... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed honours winners of Dubai Government Excellence Programme Awards

26 Apr 2017

WAM-- Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday honoured the winners of the 20th edition of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme, DGEP.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai also attended the award ceremony that took place at the at Dubai World Trade... Read More

UAE and Turkmenistan discuss co-operation in search and rescue

26 Apr 2017

WAM -- Yusup Muhammetgulyyev, Deputy Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan, praised the level of preparedness, expertise, high technological systems, and the modern devices used by the National Search and Rescue Centre in the UAE.

He made the statement during his visit to the centre today, where he was received by Obaid Saif Al Zahmi, Deputy General Manager of the National Search and Rescue Centre, and several top officials at the centre.

This visit comes as part of the measures... Read More

Dubai Tourism announces launch of Dubai College of Tourism (DCT)

26 Apr 2017

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has announced the launch of Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), an institution dedicated to training the next generation of tourism professionals and providing school leavers with n alternative option for further education, that bridges the gap between in-house training and a full bachelor’s degree. The Government backed vocational college will be accepting its first batch of students in September 2017.

DCT’s mandate is... Read More

flydubai brings Holidays Division

25 Apr 2017

Dubai-based airline, flydubai, brings its new Holidays Division, Holidays by flydubai, to the Arabian Travel Market to showcase the offering to travel trade professionals. Holidays by flydubai will become the tour operating arm of the airline and aims to simplify travel by providing customers with the choice to customise packages including flights, hotels and other ancillary services such as airport transfers, sightseeing packages, car rental and more.

“Holidays by flydubai will... Read More

Emirates wins Best Airline Worldwide at the 2017 Business Traveller Awards; scoops four accolades

24 Apr 2017

Emirates’ focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations both in the air and on the ground were recognised yesterday with four accolades at the ‎Business Traveller Middle East 2017 Awards.

At a ceremony attended by key travel industry executives, Emirates was crowned “Best Airline Worldwide”. It was also named “Airline with the Best First Class”, “Airline with the Best First Class Lounge” and “Best Frequent Flyer Programme”.

Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice... Read More

Dubai reports impressive 11% year-on-year increase in overnight visitation in Q1 2017

24 Apr 2017

Dubai’s tourism sector sustained the momentum of its strong 2017 start, with the emirate’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) reporting a stellar 11 per cent increase in overnight visitation in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2016. January to March 2017 saw 4.57 million travellers visit the city, reflecting more than double the growth achieved in the first quarter of last year.

Among Dubai’s top 20 source markets for inbound... Read More

Global travel and tourism sector professionals head to ATM 2017 opening today

24 Apr 2017

WAM -- Travel professionals from across the world’s hospitality industry will descend upon Dubai on Monday for the opening of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, the region’s leading travel industry exhibition.

Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, ATM, said, "We have visitors registered from all corners of the globe and all facets of the hospitality industry. The growth and scale of ATM 2017 is testament to the buoyant travel and tourism industry here in the MENA (Middle East and... Read More

6th session of UAE-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Committee concludes on high note

24 Apr 2017

WAM -- The sixth session of the UAE-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Committee, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai, and co-chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and his counterpart, Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of Economic Development in Azerbaijan, concluded on a high note.

It was also attended by Eng. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Under-Secretary of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Economy; Sahil Babayev, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic... Read More