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Tourism & Hospitality
Abu Dhabi hotels exceed 2011 target on guests
over a year ago
Abu Dhabi: Hotels in the UAE capital reported a record number of guests in 2011, beating the target for the year of 2 million guests by 6.5 per cent or over 100,000 guests, the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) said in a statement on Monday. It said that last year emerged as... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Muscat Arab Tourism Capital 2012 Brand Competition
over a year ago
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 22 January, 2012. At the opening of an elaborately staged evening at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel to launch Muscat as the Arab Tourism Capital 2012, Muna Musallam Mohammed Al Mashani was announced as winner of the highly prestigious Muscat 2012 Brand Competition. Her... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
ONLINE VISITOR REGISTRATION FOR GIBTM 2012 NOW OPEN
over a year ago
Abu Dhabi, January 22nd 2011: Visitors can now register online for GIBTM, the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition, and reap benefits leading up to and during the show on March 26-28th2012. Visitors are requested to complete a questionnaire detailing their... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Tower Scoops Two TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards!
over a year ago
The Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers has been awarded not just one, but two, coveted TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers’ Choice Awards. The independently managed and European family-owned 5-star hotel in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, which is part of the Worldhotels Deluxe Collection of luxury hotels, was... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Dubai's Metropolitan hotel set to bid farewell
over a year ago
Dubai: One of the emirate's oldest hotels, the Metropolitan, is to be demolished to make way for a glitzy hospitality complex and a Las Vegas-style theatre valued at Dh4.87 billion. Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group, said on Tuesday that construction will commence in June and be... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Muscat Arab Tourism Capital 2012 Stella Year for Tourism in Muscat and Oman
over a year ago
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman An elaborately staged event at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel on 21 January will be the official launch for Muscat as the Arab Tourism Capital in 2012. Hosted by Oman’s Tourism Ministry and the Muscat 2012 Organising Committee, the evening... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Metropolitan set to bid farewell
over a year ago
Dubai: One of the emirate's oldest hotels, the Metropolitan, is to be demolished to make way for a glitzy hospitality complex and a Las Vegas-style theatre valued at Dh4.87 billion. Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group, said on Tuesday that construction will commence in June and be... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Ibn Battuta Gate supports Car-free Day
over a year ago
The management team at the Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel agreed to leave their cars at home and walk, cycle, or take public transport to the hotel, yesterday (Wednesday 18 January) in support of Dubai Municipalities green initiative Car-free Day. “Fortunately the hotel is literally only... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Dubai hotels introduce packages to offset increase in tariffs
over a year ago
Dubai: As hotels increase rates on the back of rising tourist occupancies, they are also looking to add value to their packages and entice shoppers during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF). Hotels enjoying high occupancies during the 17th edition of the DSF have not found the need to slash... Full story
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Tourism & Hospitality
Five-star hotel offers room for one Dirham
over a year ago
Promotion part of first anniversary celebrations at Mövenpick Hotel Deira The Mövenpick Hotel Deira, one of the latest five-star additions to Dubai’s ‘old town’ skyline, celebrated its first year anniversary in style this month, by charging one lucky guest overnight... Full story



