Dubai’s tourism industry closed a successful decade at the end of 2019, welcoming an all-time high 16.73 million international overnight visitors, an impressive 5.1 per cent increase in tourism volumes, definitively surpassing the global tourism growth forecast by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) by over one per cent. With momentum firmly tracking against […]

The 25th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) started with the popular campaign, “Spin & Win” by Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG), and has became an instant hit amongst the shoppers this year, as well a major reason for celebration for the much-awaited shopping festival across the globe. With a chance to win up to AED 200,000 […]

In its efforts to prepare participating employees for the upcoming Marathon, Dubai Holding Running Club, one of the Company’s Wellness Programme initiatives, launched a 3-month long series of training sessions with an extensive focus on tips and techniques relevant to running long distances with specific timings. Since last October, the sessions were attended by a […]

Highlights of Plaza Premium Lounge Dubai: 1,260-square-metre Plaza Premium Lounge Dubai with a maximum capacity of 300 guests, the largest independent pay-per-use airport lounge at Terminal 3 in the busiest transit hub in the Middle East Special features: Four Family Suites, dedicated Playroom, “first-class” enclosed private napping space, cigar lounge, male and female prayer rooms […]

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has mapped its electric vehicle charging station locations, across 14 digital platforms, including DEWA website and Smart app, the Authority announced today. This, DEWA said, will support customers, who register in the EV Green Charger Initiative, to accurately locate all the DEWA charging stations across a variety of digital […]

DP World and Swissterminal Holding AG, the leading container terminal operator in Switzerland, have entered a strategic partnership. With effect from 20 January 2020, DP World has taken a stake of 44% in Swissterminal Holding AG with the Mayer family, who founded the business, remaining the majority shareholder. The parties have agreed not to disclose […]

Defending Champion Bryson DeChambeau, 2017 Champion Sergio Garcia, 2017 Race to Dubai Champion Tommy Fleetwood, Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter and up-and-coming amateur Josh Hill were joined by the official Expo 2020 mascots, eight-year-old Emirati girl Latifa, and her nine-year-old brother, Rashid, to mark the 31st edition of the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic, which will […]

Emirates, is looking for candidates in the UAE to join its multinational cabin crew team. Candidates are required to register online on the Emirates Group careers website and wait to receive an invitation email prior to attending the recruitment event. Candidates who qualify will be informed of the venue details for the assessment day. The […]

OSN, the region’s leading entertainment network, has announced that the new Turkish drama series ‘The Choice’ (AKA ‘Al Ikhtiyar’ or ‘Babil’) will be exclusively airing weekly on OSN YA HALA AL OULA every Sunday starting January 26, 2020. ‘The Choice’ will launch on OSN just one week following its air time in Turkey, to provide […]

Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy (MBRGCEC), managed by Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), today renewed the Dubai Endowment Sign awarded to the Easa Saleh Al Gurg (ESAG) Charity Foundation for its continued contribution to educational endowments in Dubai. The ESAG Charity Foundation received the Dubai Endowment Sign for the third consecutive […]

Today, the International Humanitarian City (IHC), the global humanitarian hub created by the Government of Dubai as an initiative of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Wollongong in Dubai. The MoU allows both entities to work collaboratively to promote and mutually strengthen engagement […]