Articles tagged “dubai”

With big names and big money, the Paramount hopes it will make a splash in Dubai. While it's prowess beyond the reveal is still TBD, Damac has a track record of turning brand names into hospitality businesses.

Fascinating insights into the new global hub of aviation, and shopping habits of the world that passes through it.

A fight over a retired ship is unusual, but the English investors’ plea seems to be based more in nostalgia than any real plans for using the ship in London.

Dubai plans on investing in family attractions and attracting global sporting events to complement its already strong business travel market in its goal to treble tourism’s economy impact by 2020.

Air Arabia is already feeling the benefits of Dubai’s recovering tourism market with passenger traffic at an all-time high; load factor and revenue per passenger will continue to climb if demand meets government expectations.

Emirates operates a fleet of 200 aircraft and has another 200 on order. Yes, it will be able to support and chearlead Dubai's growth plans.

Dubai hotel occupancy is among the highest in the world at 88 percent, but few are the full-service apartments that appeal to business travelers, frequent regional visitors, and most importantly, investors.

As a historically conservative culture like UAE's clashes with its relentless drive for modernity, these kind of measures help in coexistence of tourists and immigrants with locals' cultural sensitivities.

One would think Abu Dhabi would learn from Dubai’s mistakes and take a slower or smarter route in developing its tourism industry, but its current projects indicate the city has few plans of slowing down.

In the scheme of things, not a big deal since alcohol would still be served on board, but detractors could use it as a low hanging fruit to exploit if they want to.