Articles tagged “uae”

Tourism

Dubai’s back to its crazy ways, but it may not get out of hand this time

So is the hope, that recent history has taught it some lessons, and the long term prospects of a stable emirate in a volatile region will continue the upwards rise.

Dana El Baltaji, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Hotels

Abu Dhabi’s hotel glut worsens, even as more guests visit & stay

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Is Dubai overdoing it, again?

Umm...clearly.

Brian Murphy, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Airlines

Dubai’s airport to become world’s biggest, while UAE airports booms

The geographical convenience and superior service standards of Gulf airlines is reflected in the airports that they fly out of, and no surprise that this is becoming the global aviation hub.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Dubai back to its crazy ways: $1 billion Taj Arabia replica project in works

Our hunch: this has a high probability of not being completed, like a lot of Dubai mega projects of yore that didn't go anywhere. A sober Dubai post-recessionary times, anyone?

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Luxury hotel market in UAE booming, more growth coming on lower end

The memories of Dubai boom-and-bust cycle is too recent, but will the UAE market bear this hyper-development this time?

Louise Birchall, HotelierMiddleEast | 12 years ago

Tourism

Dubai tourism board expects 20 percent jump in Russian tourists this year

The rise of new flight routes between Dubai and Moscow, as well as affordable hotels, were discussed as influential planning factors for Russian tour companies at a convention in Moscow this week.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

UAE denies rumors of visa restrictions for uneducated tourists

A wayward official erroneously announced earlier this week that blue-collar tourists would need an university degree to get a visa in an effort, he said, to decrease crime and trafficking in his country.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Abu Dhabi tourists get schooled in local ethics via a pamphlet no one will ever read

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

SkiftDesign: The tricky task of finding the right logo for the UAE

That UAE monarchy is asking public to vote is a change in itself, a sign of the times in that region.

Skift | 12 years ago