22th Tashkent International Tourism Fair "Tourism on the Silk Road" is one of the most anticipated events of the tourism industry of the Central Asian region. Thousands of professionals gather at one place, from Uzbekistan and all its regions, as well as, from all over the world.
TITF rightly recognized as a business platform for the promotion of tourist products and establish ing business contacts. Fair allows the world’s leading experts to share experiences, discuss topical issues... Read More
Emirates, the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A380, has released the world’s first 360-video tour of the A380 cockpit.
Watch Captain Thomas Ziarno from New Zealand and First Officer Abdulrahman Mohamed Al Busaeedi from the United Arab Emirates give an immersive 360-view tour of the flight deck controls of an Emirates A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft.
In another milestone for the Emirates A380 fleet, the airline will be taking delivery of its 80th A380 on... Read More
Only Airline to Operate a Scheduled A380 Service into Domodedovo
Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of the two daily flights servicing its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, commencing 1st December 2016.
Since Emirates started flying from its Dubai hub to Moscow in 2003, the airline has carried almost 3.5 million passengers on the route. Over the past 12 months, demand has increased, with some 400,000 passengers having travelled on the route. The increased... Read More
Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) —the largest, longest running and most successful summer extravaganza of its kind in the region—is back for its 19th edition this year, enabling Dubai’s residents and tourists to ‘Own The Summer’ across 43 fun-filled days of amazing shopping, world-class entertainment and rewarding experiences, from 9 July to 20 August, 2016.
Organized by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (... Read More
The Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, as part of the AccorHotels Planet 21 initiatives and Ramadan 2016 activities, in collaboration with ZeeArts Community and Senses Residential and Day Care Centre for Special Needs recently launched the Charity Art Project under the theme “Little Picasso”.
22 artist-volunteers from ZeeArts Community gathered for four art sessions with 15 special needs children from Senses during the month of May to work on paintings under the theme of Love,... Read More
This is the first time Reel Cinemas has shown a Russian language film. A story about bravery, self-sacrifice and human dignity put on trial by the merciless power of nature. A young pilot is fired from military air force after disobeying an absurd order. He gets a job as a co-pilot with a civil airline. Being brutally honest and direct, he is not on best terms with his new colleagues. During a flight to Asia his crew receives a distress message from a volcanic island and makes a decision to... Read More
During the 2015-16 financial year, both Emirates and dnata achieved new capacity and profit milestones, as the Group continued to expand its global footprint, and strengthen its business through strategic investments.
Released today in its 2015-16 Annual Report, the Emirates Group posted an AED 8.2 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) profit for the financial year ending 31 March 2016, up 50% from last year. The Group’s revenue reached AED 93 billion (US$ 25.3 billion), a decrease of 3% over... Read More
The Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, has today unveiled a strategic development plan that will see the company increase its total investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by AED 30 billion by 2026, taking its total investment in the country to AED 48 billion. The investments, which reaffirm the company’s long-standing commitment to its home market, include both new projects and the expansion of existing assets. The plan... Read More
Abdullah Al Maeeni, general director of ESMA (Emirates Authority For Standardization and Metrology) that regulates import to the UAE, is a guest of honor at the Moscow Halal Expo 2016 Exhibition. The Russian halal market has seen much interest from foreign countries, especially the UAE, which indicates the general growth of the sector and the increasing role of Dubai, the Gulf’s hub.
The Russian Federation has been languishing in an economic slump—its GDP growth fell from 3.4 percent... Read More
The National, quoting sister paper Al Ittihad, reported that the fees would be collected by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. Hotels in the city already charge a city tax of 6% and a 10% service charge.
The newspaper said it was not yet clear whether the new fee would be applied to all customers or just guests.
Just over four million guests stayed in the UAE capital’s hotels last year, staying over 12 million nights. The National estimated the potential revenue from... Read More