The Tiger Woods Dubai, a part of Tatweer Dubai, on Monday said that construction of the 55-million square foot golf community development is rapidly progressing and is on track for its scheduled; end 2009 completion. Significant progress has been made on all facets of the development, including Al Ruwaya Golf Course, the world’s first golf […]
Dr Ayesha Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Healthcare Planning and Quality at the Dubai Health Care City (DHCC)said that as all the major healthcare projects near completion, DHCC is all set to become an international hub for medical tourism. DHCC, a conglomerate of medical teaching institutions, private hospitalsand clinics, pharmaceutical offices and […]
Along with China and Croatia, UAE has emerged as one of the three upcoming tourist destination brands in the world, according to the 2008 Country Brand Index (CBI) survey, conducted by FutureBrand, a global brand consultancy. FutureBrand is a part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. According to the survey, UAE is all set to […]
Seeking to address, among other issues, the global economic crisis facing the aviation sector, the second edition of the World Class Airport Conference Opens in Abu Dhabi today. Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman and Managing Director of Abu DhabiAirports Company said “The aviation industry is currently facing majorchallenges as the impact of the financial markets affects […]
The growing credit crunch has compelled Abu Dhabi to review its tourism projects. Lee Tabler,chief executive of government-owned Tourism Development & Investment Co(TDIC), told reporters on Sunday, November 9, that they were reprioritising some of their major projects, especially those that have not been announced owing to the fact that the debt markets cannot be […]
Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary-general of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has announced plans to develop the Old Jeddah city area into an International Heritage Sight. “Preserving historical areas is a national duty. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Sultan have […]
A top official at The Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department (FNRD) in the Ministry of Interior has said that the ministry is studying the visa issuance procedure in all the emirates in a bid to unify the procedure across UAE. The ministry is studying the possibility of issuing visas to visit any emirate from any […]
According to Ghassan Al Sulaiman, chairman of Jeddah’s City Centre Development Company, the city is soon to become only the sixth city in the world to have a giant ferris wheel similar to the London Eye in Britain. He signed an agreement with Florian Bollen, chairman of the Great Wheel Corporation, at the office of […]
Magic Planet, the leading family amusement park, is now sporting a new look at Sharjah City Centre as it reopened its doors to the public recently. Now spanning a total area of 1,841 square metres, the refurbished facility promises to keep its visitors captivated with its newly added rides and games. Magic Planet was closed […]
Global cruise liner Royal Caribbean has announced a new route that will have Dubai as the home port. The cruise liner will sail 13 times between January 2009 and April 2010, with each cruise being of seven days duration. The Royal Caribbean will also sail to Oman and Bahrain. Source: www.ameinfo.com
