Dubai Tourism News Page 74
DTCM participates at the GIBTM 2013
Dubai, the region’s largest trading, commercial and tourism hub, is showcasing its business travel attractions at the Gulf International Business Travel Mart (GIBTM) from March 25 to 27, 2013.
Dubai Airport Freezone expansion to finish in 2015
Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) has secured $136m (AED500m) worth of financing options from Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) to help expand its key offices buildings, business centre and food court.
HH Sheikh Mohammed : UAE seeks to be number one in family tourism
UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum this week received the delegation of the New York-based Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide’s delegation headed by Frits Van Paasschen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel now officially open
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Majid Al Futtaim Properties have celebrated the opening of Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel. With this opening, Starwood now operates 14 hotels in Dubai, representing the highest concentration of Starwood hotels in any individual city outside of New York.
Dubai Tourism wins Travel and Tourism Excellence prizes at Berlin’s ITB-2013
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has successfully concluded its involvement at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), held this year from 6th to 10th March. DTCM came away with three dedicated awards, the visits of several VIPs and specialists from around the globe, as well as exceptional publicity from international media covering the event.
A successful finale for DTCM at ITB 2013 in Berlin
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing had a successful participation at the International Tourism Fair ITB-2013 in Berlin, which concluded its works on Sunday (10 March 2013). Some 123 participants from the tourism sector in Dubai took part in the fair alongside the general directorate of residency and foreigners affairs-Dubai, Expo2020, and Dubai Events and promotions Establishment (DEPE).
Abdullah Bin Suwaidan, Deputy Director, Overseas Promotions & Inward Missions, Dubai Tourism
Abdullah Bin Suwaidan, Deputy Director, Overseas Promotions & Inward Missions, Dubai Tourism, speaks to Breaking Travel News at ITB Berlin 2013.
Dubai welcomes record 10 million visitors
Visitor numbers to Dubai increased by 9.3% in 2012, with the city welcoming more than 10 million visitors over a one year period for the first time in its history. The results were announced by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).
Paramount launches $1bn project in Dubai
Film company Paramount has revealed that it is teaming up with Damac Properties to launch a hotel and serviced apartment project in downtown Dubai.
DTCM participates in Berlin’s ITB-2013
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) – the principal authority for the planning, supervision and development of the tourism sector in Dubai – is to participate at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) 2013, one of the leading gatherings of the global tourism industry.
Dubai sees increase in UK visitors
The Dubai Department of Tourism & Commence Marketing has announced that over the past 12 months, the destination has seen an overall increase of 6.6 per cent in its UK visitor figures. The total number of UK visitors at the close of 2012 rose from 643,195 in 2011 to 685,629.
67% revenue growth forecast for UAE tourism sector by 2016
Hospitality and tourism development extending to the four corners of the Emirates as ATM 2013 roadshow series wraps up in Dubai. The ATM 2013 road show series concludes in Dubai today after a two-week calendar of educational seminars in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon and Oman.