Emirates airline has been awarded the Air Transport World’s ‘Airline of the Year’ at a gala dinner in Washington, DC. The award for the Dubai based airline was presented to Emirates President Tim Clark who had the following to say. “The last few years have …

A Dubai based conglomerate (Al Habtoor Group) plans to build the world’s largest hotel in Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road. Reports suggest that it will be around 25% bigger with regards to the number of rooms than the Atlantis hotel located at Palm Jumeirah. The …

Emirates airline has announced that it will be withdrawing its 10kg extra baggage allowance for economy class passengers from 1st February 2011. Emirates said in the statement that passengers with tickets booked prior to 1st February 2011 would still get the old allowance, but that …

Emirates will be adding another European city to its rapidly growing network with the introduction of non-stop daily flights from Dubai to Copenhagen in Denmark on 1st August 2011. Emirate’s chairman and chief executive, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, said.. Copenhagen is an …

Due to the increasing number of experienced divers holidaying in the emirate, The Dubai Aquarium has launched a new ‘speciality dive’ package which involves underwater photography, a closer insight into shark feeding and the opportunity to work towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver qualification. The …

Emirates Airline and Eastern Airways partnership is now offering same-day connections from Aberdeen to Dubai via Newcastle. Increasing its network of connections around the world since November thanks to the agreement, Dubai has been welcoming more visitors from Aberdeen who now have a convenient route …

Former Formula One team boss and Italian business personality Flavio Briatore is set to launch a $150m Billionaire’s Square in Dubai in conjunction with the UAE’s Pragma Group. The project which will consist of a boutique hotel as well as a Billionaire Bar and Grill, …

The world’s largest airport retailer Dubai Duty Free has reached year-end sales of $1.25 billion which reflects a 9.6% increase compared to $1.14 billion sales that Duty free at Dubai airport achieved in 2009. Dubai Duty Free can reflect on another busy and successful year …

The latest development in a diplomatic row over landing rights will now mean that Canadian nationals may have to pay up to $1,000 in visa fees to travel to the United Arab Emirates from next month Tensions have increased between the UAE and Canada who …

Bookings are now open for the new beachside resort on the iconic Palm Jumeirah island. The new Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai features the region’s largest spa. Weeks after the One & Only Hotel opened its doors on the Palm Jumeirah, luxury hospitality label Jumeirah has …

Emirates and Etihad are now offering an alternative to the expensive embassy route for Canadians to obtain a Visa for Dubai. Canadians travelling through Dubai can now obtain a short-term visa of 4 days for $61.5 (Dh225.9), so long as they are travelling with Emirates …