Archive for Articles – Travel & Tourism

Flydubai enters its second year of service with three new routes to Karachi, Irbid and Colombo

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Flydubai enters its second year of service with three new routes to Karachi, Irbid and Colombo

As flydubai enters its second year of service, Dubai’s first low cost airline launches routes to three new destinations, proving its status as the fastest growing low cost airline in the region. The carrier expanded services to Karachi, Colombo and Irbid, bringing its route network to 22 cities. All three cities have been strategically chosen [...]

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Centro Barsha, Rotana’s new hotel in Dubai, opens

Sunday, July 11th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - New in Dubai, Articles - Travel & Tourism
Centro Barsha, Rotana’s new hotel in Dubai, opens

Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the opening of the Centro Barsha in Dubai, redefining the conventional concept of economical comfort. Conveniently located close to the business districts of Media City and Internet City, Centro Barsha, Dubai features 245 rooms and is also in close proximity [...]

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Jasmine Spa at Grand Millennium Dubai gets new manager, Afrah Hamdy

Thursday, July 8th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Travel & Tourism
Jasmine Spa at Grand Millennium Dubai gets new manager, Afrah Hamdy

Joining the Grand Millennium Dubai as spa and recreation manager is Afrah Hamdy, previously manager at the VLCC Mirdiff Centre, part of an international network specialising in weight management and beauty treatments. An Egyptian national Afrah graduated in accounting and business management from Cairo University and took her first steps in to the spa sector [...]

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The Address Hotels + Resorts partners with Emirates to reward its guests with Skywards Miles

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
(R-L): Mr Marc Dardenne, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Hospitality Group and Emaar Hotels & Resorts, signs the first frequent flyer programme of The Address Hotels + Resorts with Mr Brian LaBelle, Senior Vice President, Skywards.

The Address Hotels + Resorts, the five-star premium hotel brand of Emaar Hospitality Group, has partnered with Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of Emirates Airline, to reward guests staying at their hotels with Skywards Miles. The partnership is a further testament to the strategic relationship that Emaar Hospitality Group shares with Emirates Airline, and is [...]

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Hyatt properties in Dubai secure multiple awards for championing green tourism

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Hyatt properties in Dubai secure multiple awards for championing green tourism

Following the launch of HyattEarth, an environmental movement by Hyatt hotels aimed at creating a sustainable environment via a company-wide commitment, Hyatt properties in Dubai received multiple wins at the first ever ‘Dubai Green Tourism Awards’ organized by The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), which took place at the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai [...]

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Emirates A380 finally set to arrive in India, at Delhi Airport’s new terminal

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Emirates A380 finally set to arrive in India, at Delhi Airport’s new terminal

The launch of Terminal 3 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport just got bigger! Emirates is all set to become the first international carrier in Indian Civil Aviation history to bring to India the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380. To celebrate the launch of the new terminal at the IGI Airport, Emirates has [...]

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The Wafi Group takes over management of Park Hotel Apartments in Jadaf (earlier called Somerset Residences)

Monday, July 5th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
The Wafi Group takes over management of Park Hotel Apartments in Jadaf (earlier called Somerset Residences)

The Wafi Group has taken over management of the Somerset Residences in Jadaf, and will re-brand the property as Park Hotel Apartments. Park Hotel Apartments is the second property managed by the Wafi Group, and is located adjacent to their existing hotel, the Arabian Park Hotel. “The property is ideal for the mid- to high-end [...]

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Southern Sun Qamardeen Hotel receives 2009 Dubai Green Tourism Award from DTCM

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Santhosh Kumar – Hygiene Officer, Al Manzil & Qamardeen Hotel, John Aritho – General Manager, Qamardeen Hotel, Antonette Gaza – Assistant Human Resources Manager, Al Manzil & Qamardeen Hotel, Rita Pokharel – Junior Assistant Housekeeper, Qamardeen Hotel, Sakher Al Karami – Chief Engineer, Al Manzil & Qamardeen Hotel, Donny Christian – Executive Assistant Manager, Qamardeen Hotel

Southern Sun Qamardeen Hotel has been awarded the 2009 Dubai Green Tourism Award in the four star category by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). The award, presented at a grand ceremony organised by DTCM on Wednesday, June 30, was accepted by John Aritho, General Manager, Southern Sun Qamardeen Hotel. The Dubai [...]

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The Ritz-Carlton Dubai to begin expansion project in October

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
The Ritz-Carlton Dubai to begin expansion project in October

This October, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai will begin an expansion project that will increase the total number of guest rooms and include the addition of several new restaurant concepts. This project is expected to be completed in 2012. The beachfront resort currently features 138 sea view guestrooms over seven floors. Spearheaded by Dubai-based architectural firm Rice [...]

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Kanoo Travel partners with Amadeus Middle East to boost corporate travel services

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Kanoo Travel partners with Amadeus Middle East to boost corporate travel services

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry today announced a three-year partnership agreement with Kanoo Travel, the largest Travel Company in the Middle East. Under this agreement, Kanoo has chosen Amadeus’ e-Travel Management, the widely deployed online booking solution for managed travel, for its corporate travel [...]

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Dubai-Prague daily non-stop Emirates flights commence

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, handing over a silver show to Miroslav Dvorak, CEO of Prague Airport after the arrival of the Emirates inaugural flight to Prague from Dubai on 1st July 2010.

Emirates lived up to its name as the international airline of the UAE after passengers from more than 20 countries joined its first flight to Prague. Travellers from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, South Korea – and as far a field as Australia – were amongst those on board yesterday’s inaugural. [...]

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Vice Versa delivers unmatched value for visitors to Dubai, and its partners

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Vice Versa delivers unmatched value for visitors to Dubai, and its partners

Vice Versa International FZ-LLC, the management company of the instant Cash-reward card for Visitors and provider of white label loyalty programmes, have delivered high growth rates year on year in number of card-users and generated sales value in Vice Versa partner outlets since its launch in Dubai in May 2007. “Having maintained solid double digit [...]

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Amwaj Rotana Jumeirah Beach Dubai Hotel has been officially launched

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Travel & Tourism
Amwaj Rotana Jumeirah Beach Dubai Hotel has been officially launched

Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and North Africa has officially launched Amwaj Rotana Jumeirah Beach Dubai, Rotana’s first property with beach access in Dubai during a press conference held at the hotel on June 29th, 2010. Commenting on the opening, Omer Kaddouri, Chief Operating Officer of Rotana said: “It gives [...]

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