Dubai is the busiest airport in Asia-Pacific

ACI Asia-Pacific airports recorded 9.3% year-on-year growth in March and 15.4% at airports in the Middle East.
Passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2013 was “promising”, with a 6.4% year-on-year increase in Asia-Pacific and 12.6% in the Middle East, ACI Asia-Pacific said. Read more

UAE Expats 2nd Most Generous in the Gulf

A new report by the World Bank informs on the global remittance trends in 2012. According to the Migration and Development Brief, more than $61 billion of the entire remittance for last year came from the Gulf region. That is about 12% of the whole remittance in the world for 2012. In addition, UAE expats were among the most generous in the Middle East. They managed to send more than $14,250 to India alone.

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Redback spiders crawled to Downtown Dubai

Yesterday, we saw a redback spider on Emaar boulevard in Downtown Dubai.

Apparently, residents of the area where a 3 bedroom apartment cost in the range of a million US dollar as of today, are surprised that such invasion could reach their neighborhood. Read more

Four Events You Should Not Miss This Weekend in Dubai

Have you already planned what to do this weekend in Dubai? Well, this week if full of entertainment, lots of events and nightlife parties, so to help you plan your free time, we have found several extraordinary events that you will see for the first (and maybe for the last) time in Dubai. Get ready for party, laughter, sophisticated pleasures and a little bit of high-end fashion. Read more

HH Sheikh Mohammed visits 20th Arabian Travel Market

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum toured the 20th edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) at the Dubai World Trade Center on Tuesday.

A new decade of opportunity for the Gulf

UAE, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia leading the race for tourist revenue growth with positive outlook for industry as governments use tourism as major anchor for economic diversification

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Sheikh Mohammed Approves Dubai’s Vision for Tourism

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today officially approved Dubai’s Vision for Tourism: By 2020, Dubai will welcome 20 million visitors per year, and the annual contribution made by tourism to the city’s economy will triple. Read more

Job seekers flock to largest Careers UAE expo

Young Emiratis eager to explore opportunities on offer as Emirati Women Leaders Panel takes centre stage

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Business Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, attended the 18th Business Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) to honour businesses for their outstanding commitment to pursuing excellence in 2012. Read more

Emirates celebrates the graduation of the largest batch of cadet pilots ever

At a ceremony overseen by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Emirates held a graduation ceremony of the largest group of cadet pilots in the history of the Emirates National Cadet Pilot Programme. Read more

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