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UAE airports record highest single-day footfall
25 Dec 2014
Airports fully prepared to accommodate growing number of passengers, GDRFA Director General says
Dubai: Over 430,000 passengers arrived at and departed from airports around the country within a 72-hour period over the weekend.
The highest number of arriving and departing passengers in a day was recorded on Friday, December 19, at 150,917, the General Director of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) revealed.
“The growing number of passengers travelling through the... Read More
DTCM briefs tourism industry on key activities in the upcoming quarter
25 Dec 2014
More than 500 members of Dubai's front office tourism industry were hosted by Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) at the first city briefing event. Held at JW Marriott Marquis, DTCM invited Destination Management Companies (DMC) operators as well as hotel concierges and front of house staff to join for a briefing on major upcoming events for the next quarter, such as the Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai Food Festival, Dubai Football Challenge as well as other updates... Read More
Sheikh Mohammed Launches New Strategy, Dubai Plan 2021
24 Dec 2014
The plan outlines the emirate’s development framework over the next seven years.
UAE VP and PM and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched Dubai Plan 2021, a new strategy outlining the emirate’s development framework over the next seven years.
The framework of the plan includes six themes that aim to define and describe Dubai in the year 2021: a city of happy, creative and empowered people; an inclusive and cohesive society; the preferred place to live,... Read More
Six themes that make up The Dubai Plan 2021
24 Dec 2014
How vision will reinforce Dubai’s position as global centre and destination
Dubai: Devising a strategic framework to develop a city that accommodates a melting pot of perspectives, aspirations and expectations is no easy task. The Dubai Plan 2021 has approached this complex task by a clear and lucid segmentation of the overarching strategy into six themes that collectively define Dubai’s ethos and progress. Each theme highlights a set of developmental aims that come together to form... Read More
UAE’s non-oil foreign trade reaches Dh524.7b in H1
24 Dec 2014
The preliminary statistics of the Federal Customs Authority, or FCA, showed that imports amounted to Dh340.1 billion, exports to Dh63.3 billion and re-exports to Dh121.4 billion. The UAE has continued to strengthen its position in the world trade map, and expand the role it plays in facilitating trade between the countries, driven by the rise in economic activities boosted by competitiveness in many global indicators.
Trade was dominated by gold, diamonds, automobiles and metals, as... Read More
Louvre Abu Dhabi dome installed in major milestone
24 Dec 2014
Project on course for 2015 opening after distinctive structure weighing as much as Eiffel Tower is lowered onto main pillars
Abu Dhabi: Following months of testing, the massive dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi has been successfully lowered into its final position.
The operation is the first of its kind in terms of the construction sector for a permanent structure of this scale and size, the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) announced on Sunday.
The... Read More
DIP attracts world-class armoured vehicles manufacturers to UAE
17 Dec 2014
Dubai Investments Park [DIP], the largest integrated commercial, industrial & residential community in the Middle East and wholly-owned by Dubai Investments PJSC [DI], is emerging as the preferred manufacturing hub for world-class armoured vehicles, with more and more companies setting up base within the business park.
As on date, four leading armoured vehicles manufacturers from... Read More
Welcome 2015 with Dubai: Burj Khalifa NYE fireworks go livestreaming
17 Dec 2014
Прошлогоднее Новогоднее огненное шоу в небе над Дубаем попало в Книгу рекордов Гиннеса как самый большое пиротехническое шоу в мире. Фейерверки были сосредоточены вокруг уникальных городских достопримечательностей – высочайшего в мире небоскреба Бурдж Халифа, отеля-паруса Burj Al Arab и отеля Atlantis на искусственном острове Palm Jumeirah. Линия салюта протянулась почти... Read More
World Expo Organiser BIE Sends Delegation To Dubai
17 Dec 2014
The delegation, which includes the secretary general of the BIE, is checking on the progress of Expo 2020 Dubai.
An official delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body of World Expos, is visiting Dubai to check on the progress of Expo 2020, it was announced on Monday.
The team includes BIE Secretary General Vicente Loscertales,... Read More
Emirates releases annual environment report
17 Dec 2014
Emirates Group said on Monday its airlines fleet is 14.5 per cent more fuel efficient than the IATA average
Dubai: Emirates Group said on Monday its airlines fleet is 14.5 per cent more fuel efficient than the International Air Transport Association (IATA) average.
The Group released its fourth annual Environmental Reporter on Monday. The report, audited by PWC... Read More
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