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Soar To New Culinary Heights at Le Grand Petit Déjeuner Brunch at Al Muntaha

Soar To New Culinary Heights at Le Grand Petit Déjeuner Brunch at Al Muntaha

05 Feb 2020

Suspended 200 metres in the sky within the iconic Burj Al Arab, Al Muntaha is set to pay homage to the time-honoured European weekend brunch. Aptly named Le Grand Petit Déjeuner, French for “The Grand Breakfast”, this elegant brunch merges a seasonal menu with magnificent vistas and service, offering guests the perfect setting to enjoy an elegant yet relaxed Friday with friends or loved ones. Every Friday, from 10am to 3:30pm, brunch connoisseurs are invited to the 27th floor of... Read More

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to launch new attractions this year

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to launch new attractions this year

04 Feb 2020

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the World’s Leading Theme Park, is introducing exciting new attractions for guests of all ages in the lead up to its 10th anniversary this November. The state-of-the-art additions will include a Family Zone, set to open this March, as well as Roof Walk and Zip Line experiences confirmed for later this year.  The new attractions will complement the park’s existing range of Ferrari–inspired rides and attractions to provide guests with an unforgettable experience.

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Work on bridges leading to Deira Islands mega project to be complete in June

Work on bridges leading to Deira Islands mega project to be complete in June

03 Feb 2020

Construction work on a key transport link connecting thousands of visitors to the eagerly-awaited Deira Islands mega project is just months away from completion.

Three new bridges leading to the entrance of the sprawling man-made islands are set to be ready to open to the public by June.

Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, director-general of Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority, checked on the progress of the major road scheme along with a number of directors and engineers.

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Emirates and Expo 2020 Dubai to provide a glimpse into ‘The World’s Greatest Show’ at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2020

Emirates and Expo 2020 Dubai to provide a glimpse into ‘The World’s Greatest Show’ at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2020

03 Feb 2020

Emirates is taking its partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai to new heights and educating festival goers about its involvement at The World’s Greatest Show during the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which is set to start tomorrow, and will run through 9 February at the InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City.

In line with the theme of “Tomorrow” – Emirates and Expo 2020 Dubai will be activating a joint interactive space and rolling out unique experiences on-ground to interact... Read More

UAE sets a new Guinness record for longest handshake

UAE sets a new Guinness record for longest handshake

02 Feb 2020

The UAE entered the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the world's longest handshake on 29th January, 2020.

A human chain of 1,817 helped break the record during an event, titled "One World One Message" at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi.

The initiative was launched by the Abu Dhabi Police's Youth Council marking the first anniversary of the signing of the Fraternity Document during the historic visit of Pop Francis and Grand Imam of Al Zahar.

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Emirates inks strategic agreement with Trip.com Group in Shanghai

Emirates inks strategic agreement with Trip.com Group in Shanghai

02 Feb 2020

Emirates today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trip.com Group, a world’s leading one-stop travel service provider. The agreement was signed in Shanghai by executives of both companies, signalling the start of a strategic cooperation between Emirates and Trip.com Group and allowing the airline to expand its reach in the Chinese market.

The mutual cooperation includes joint marketing promotions and other marketing initiatives to boost Emirates’... Read More

Dubai surpasses global tourism growth to deliver an all-time high 16.73 million overnight visitors in 2019

Dubai surpasses global tourism growth to deliver an all-time high 16.73 million overnight visitors in 2019

02 Feb 2020

Dubai’s tourism industry closed a successful decade at the end of 2019, welcoming an all-time high 16.73 million international overnight visitors, an impressive 5.1 per cent increase in tourism volumes, definitively surpassing the global tourism growth forecast by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) by over one per cent.

With momentum firmly tracking against Dubai’s Tourism Vision 2022-25, latest data released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (... Read More

Trusted Transguard to transport Trigems diamonds

Trusted Transguard to transport Trigems diamonds

30 Jan 2020

Diamonds are forever, but these highly prized and valuable stones also need maximum security and careful handling along its supply chain. Transguard, one of the UAE’s leading security and logistics firm, has signed an agreement with TRIGEM DMCC, an independent diamond service company, to provide exactly that – secure transport services.

TRIGEM Charlotte Boiling, set to launch in February 2020, is a joint venture between TRIGEM DMCC in Dubai and Charlotte Quality Boiling in Antwerp,... Read More

Tourism and sports development issues discussed in Uzbekistan

Tourism and sports development issues discussed in Uzbekistan

30 Jan 2020

Today, the global tourism market amounts to nearly 9 trillion dollars. Every tenth in the world works in this area.

According to studies, tourists prefer to visit those countries where flight time does not exceed 5 hours. About 60 states and a population of 3 billion people are located in this radius around our country. Of these, nearly 360 million people travel annually. This is a huge tourism market.

Last year, 6.7 million tourists visited Uzbekistan. More than 10... Read More

Mohammed bin Rashid receives Kazakh President

Mohammed bin Rashid receives Kazakh President

29 Jan 2020

During the meeting, the two sides discussed partnership between Kazakhstan and UAE at the regional and global levels.

Kazakhstan’s President praised the reforms carried out in the UAE, which have turned Dubai into one of the largest financial and tourist centers in the world.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the prospects for cooperation in digital economy, e-commerce, modern infrastructure, artificial intelligence, financial services,... Read More

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