A record 4.875 million people stayed in Abu Dhabi’s 162 hotels and hotel apartments during 2017, meaning the emirate recorded an impressive 9.8% year-on-year rise. Figures released by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) for its hospitality sector reveal that the number of guests staying in Abu Dhabi city during the year rose
Al Seef, La Mer and The Beach, world-class waterfront destinations by Meraas will simultaneously mark the end of the 23rd edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) with a spectacular firework show on 27 January 2018. Throughout the month-long shopping festival, the destinations have been offering spellbinding experiences that included mega prizes, breathtaking fireworks displays every
Come December and two of Europe’s biggest teams, nine-time European Champions League winners FC Barcelona Handbol and 2016 continental champions PGE Vive Kielce, will land in Dubai to battle for a prize-purse of $500,000 in the inaugural “500 Super Final Handball”. Being organised under the aegis of Dubai Sports Council, the 500 Super Final will
The elite athletes competing in this week’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon may have record-breaking ambitions following some slight changes to the route for the 19th staging of the Middle East’s biggest mass participation event on Friday (January 26). Last year’s men’s champion Tamirat Tola set a new course record of 2h:04m:11s before admitting he should
Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, today announced the launch of Zabeel House by Jumeirah. This exciting second brand from Jumeirah Group, which already operates the award winning luxury Stay DifferentTM brand, has been created in response to the continuing and growing travel trend for exploration and enrichment
His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim Community arrived in Dubai yesterday evening on an official visit. The Aga Khan’s visit to the UAE is part of a series of visits taking place globally in commemoration of his Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years of his Imamat as the spiritual leader
Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club (SG&SC), is once again giving golfers from across the region a once in a lifetime opportunity to qualify for a place in the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters presented by Shurooq where the winners will tee off with golfing legends in the second edition of the Staysure Tour event, taking place
