Visitors arriving at Dubai Airport will not have to take expensive taxis from Dubai airport as they will be given a travel pack on arrival containing full information about public transport in Dubai. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the Dubai Travel Pass …

Dubai’s first low cost airline flydubai will charge between Dh5 to Dh25 to watch film and TV programmes for its in-flight entertainment system. The carrier said it that had expanded its fleet to a total of 13 aircraft by taking delivery of a quartet of …

The new currency conversion service at Dubai Duty Free now enables customers to choose which currency to use at its 350 points of sale Dubai Duty Free’s currency conversion service is available at every point of sale operated by the retailer at Dubai International airport. …

Dubai Airports have stated that they will open its new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum Airport before the end of 2011. CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffith, told reporters… “We are currently reviewing the master plan for the new airport “With everything going on time …

The Ritz-Carlton is set to open its second hotel in Dubai in January 2011 and has rolled out a range of launch packages at the property. After months of delay and rumours around its opening date, the Dubai Ritz-Carlton Financial Centre is accepting reservations for …

Emirates Airlines will launch a daily Dubai to Geneva service on 1st June (Boeing 777-200LR/777-300ER) and a 4 times weekly Dubai to Basra service on 2nd February (Airbus A330-200). Emirates will also increase its daily Dubai to Hamburg service to twice daily from 1st September …

E-gates at Dubai International Airport have seen a significant increase in the number of passengers arriving and departing throughout the last 10 months. Close to 3 million passengers passed through the e-gates at Dubai Airport during 2010 as compared to just over 2.7 million in …

All of Emirates’ 6 gateway airports in the UK are open.. Even as air traffic at London’s Heathrow Airport crawled back to near normal on Thursday, hotels near the airport are cashing in on delays and cancellations caused by freezing weather, charging up to 300% …

An increase  in the use of e-service portals across all government departments has been recorded this year. During the first 10 months of 2010 more than 2 million passengers have used e-gates at the Dubai Airport. The Director-General of the Dubai Directorate of Residency and …

Paul Griffiths, the CEO of Dubai Airports has said that Passenger figures at Dubai Airport are set to reach 90 million by 2020 which will make Dubai International Airport the world’s busiest in terms of international passenger traffic. For next year, Dubai Airports has predicted …

Haute cuisine It was only going to be a matter of time before hospitality in Dubai reached dizzying new heights, as the world’s ‘highest restaurant’ opens in January 2011. 2 levels beneath the observation deck, atop the towering Burj Khalifa, the restaurant ‘Atmosphere’ will serve …