Dubai Records 10.6% Increase in Overnight Visitors in H1 of 2017
Emirate maintains strong 2017 Tourism performance, with high double-digit spikes from five of top 10 source markets
India surpasses 1 million visitors in a six-month...
Real Estate Transactions in Dubai Rose 26% in H1 of 2017
Dubai Land Department announces AED 132 billion worth of real estate transactions for H1 2017
DLD recorded approximately 36,000 transactions, representing a 26% increase over...
First Freehold Project in Jumeirah 1 Sales Open
Meraas Launches Sales of Nikki Beach Residences
63 exclusively branded residential units adjacent to Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
Meraas announced today that it has...
Amazon Echo, Alexa Digital Assistant Set for India Launch
Amazon will soon roll out its popular devices Echo and Alexa voice in India. Besides launching its digital video in India, the online marketplace...
Strength in Global Economy Means Higher Travel Prices
According to the 2018 Global Travel Forecast, travel prices are expected to rise sharply in the coming year, reaching nearly 4 percent increases in some sectors....
July 2017 Breaks Records in Off-plan Sales
As Dubai Chronicle predicted by the end of 2016, real estate investors behavior proved so far that 2017 is the "Year of Investment."
Buying properties...
Kaspersky Free Antivirus Rolls Out
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has launched its free version of ‘Kaspersky Free’ antivirus to “secure the whole world”, a media report said.
“We believe...
Business Confidence in Dubai Improves in Q3 of 2017
Dubai Chamber survey shows improvement in Dubai business leaders’ expectations for access to financing, manpower quality
39% of respondents expect business conditions to improve...
DxB Passenger Traffic Tops 43 Million in Six Months
Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) surpassed 43 million in the first half of 2017, according to the traffic report issued today by operator...
Two of UAE’s Healthiest Brands Are Homegrown
Google tops the first-ever global brand health rankings released by YouGov BrandIndex. In a list dominated by online brands, the search giant comes in...
Are You Amongst the 100 Million Google Assistant Users
Google Assistant debuted barely a year ago in an ever-competitive market. With Amazon’s Alexa dominating the game, it had quite many challenges to overcome.
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Lacklustre Rental Market Weakens Yields for UAE Property Investors
In six months to March 2017, rental yields fell in 15 of Dubai’s 23 apartment neighbourhoods and in 11 of the city’s 16...
TECOM Group to Develop Emirates Towers Business Park
TECOM Group, a member of Dubai Holding, announced its appointment to develop and operate the recently announced “Emirates Towers Business Park”. In accordance, the...
Gloomy Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Strengthens Tenants’ Hand
Sales prices and rents fall for apartments and villas in most districts
Declines help make city more affordable
Slump blamed on spending cutbacks...
Digital Evolution in Numbers; Most Advanced Countries
Barely 20 years ago Sergey Brin and Larry Page registered the domain name google.com. Only 10 years ago Steve Jobs walked onto a stage...
How Weather Impacts Mobile Ads Response
Among the many factors that impact digital marketing and online advertising strategy, a new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science provides insight to...
UAE Properties Boom Is Back With a Bang, Says Yzer Property
Business cycle of the United Arab Emirates and its local property market are no longer relying on area of oil exploration to drive its...
Alexa App Debuts on Smartphones
HTC has pushed out an Alexa app for its HTC U11 smartphone. This is the first time that Amazon's smart digital assistant is available...