A dream rolls out
DUBAI — As Boeing yesterday unveiled its first new passenger jet in 13 years — the Boeing 787 Dreamliner — global aviation experts began assessing the impression the new-era aircraft would be making on leading Gulf carriers, including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudia and Etihad, all potential buyers who have requirements valued at more than $35 [...]
Coordination strategy 'Bridges the gap' for business visitors to Dubai
A co-ordination strategy drawn up between major event organisers and the hospitality sector will enable Dubai to continue to 'bridge the gap' for business travellers and exhibition visitors, to ensure that sufficient hotel rooms are made available until new supply comes onto the market over the next few years. http://www.ameinfo.com/126123.html
Tourism Boost To Overseas Property
Spain remains the most popular overseas destination according to ABTA. Sean Tipton, spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), has said that Spain remains the most popular overseas tourist destination among British holidaymakers, with both France and America trailing in it's wake. The news will be welcomed by investors looking at European buy-to-let [...]
Dubai gold future deals hit $1.03 billion in June
DUBAI • Dubai’s gold futures exchange said yesterday it traded 48,860 gold futures contracts worth $1.03bn in June, while total open interest hit a record high. Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) said in a statement that the total value of gold futures traded since its inception on November 22, 2005, stood at $17.97bn. Total [...]
Burj Dubai Now Second-Tallest Building in the World — Will Break Other Construction Records
JULY 06, 2007 — Dubai — Towering at 1,535.8 feet, with 130 stories, Burj Dubai, a $20-billion, mixed-use development located in the heart of Downtown Burj Dubai, now stands as the second tallest building in the world, followed by the Petronas Towers in Malaysia (1,483 feet) and the Sears Towers in Chicago (1,450 feet). When [...]