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  • UNWTO: International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010

    AFGHANISTAN, 2017/09/09 Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the initial six months of 2017, some 36 million additional than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, increase was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010. Visitor numbers reported by destinations around the world reflect strong request for international travel in the initial half of 2017, according to the new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 6% compared to the same six-month period last year, well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4% or higher increase since 2010. This represents the strongest half-year in seven years.

  • Global appeal for Dubai's first FinTech accelerator

    INDIA, 2017/09/08 FinTech Hive at DIFC, the region’s initial FinTech accelerator launched by Dubai International Financial Centre before this year, has received over 100 applications from additional than 32 nations for its inaugural programme. The majority of applications have come from the UAE, the UK, the US, India, Nigeria and Singapore, and cover a range of concepts inclunding large data and analytics, the blockchain, payments, P2P and crowdfunding, roboadvisors, and mobility, a statement said. FinTech Hive at DIFC receives over 100 applications from more than 32 countries for inaugural programme

  • Damac awards $953m worth of contracts so far in 2017

    CHINA, 2017/09/08 Luxury real estate developer Damac Properties has revealed it awarded over 370 contracts worth $953 million (AED3.5b) since January 2017 for construction, supplier and consultancy services across 20 of its projects. Additional than 50 % of contracts awarded, $490m, has gone towards the firm’s major master golf community, Akoya Oxygen, with major construction ongoing across the 55-million square foot development.

  • Emirates Academy of Hospitality ranked among world’s top 10

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/09/08 The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) has been named part the top ten best hospitality schools in the world by world education research firm Education.com. EAHM is a part of UAE-based luxury hotel giant Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding. The business management institution was ranked alongside nine elite hotel schools incl

  • UAE to standardise national school system

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/09/08 The 'homogenous framework' will generate graduates that meet international standards and national expectations, said Sheikh Mohammed, UAE Prime Minister. The UAE launched sweeping reforms to standardise the national education sector, Monday. The Ministry of Education and the Abu Dhabi Education Council, ADEC launched plans to consolidate all systems of education, inclunding curricula, school operations, policies and courses across the UAE’s public and private schools.

  • Abu Dhabi says Gulf air embargo only applies to Qatar firms

    BAHRAIN, 2017/08/28 The air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there, the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority said Tuesday.Embargo bans all Qatari aviation companies, aircraft registered in Qatar from landing or transiting through airspace of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain issued identical statements on the air embargo, which came into result at the same time as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting "terrorism".

  • Emirates flights win exemption on US laptop ban

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/08/28 Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on flights from its base in Dubai. Emirates is the third carrier after neighbouring Abu Dhabi's Etihad and Turkish Airlines to win a reprieve from the new US rules Emirates is the third carrier next neighbouring Abu Dhabi's Etihad and Turkish Airlines to win a reprieve from the new rules Washington imposed three months ago on direct flights from 10 airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.

  • East Africa: Etihad Airways Increases Frequency to Nigeria, Egypt

    EGYPT, 2017/07/16 Etihad Airways is adding year-round flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and both Cairo and Lagos later this year to cater to growing request to and from the United Arab Emirates. A new Saturday flight to Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos, beginning December 2, 2017, adds to the weekend travel option, increasing frequency from four to five services each week, and offering better flexibility and convenience to local travellers. The early morning service from Abu Dhabi and return mid-morning flight departing Lagos will as well ensure convenient connections to and from Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. Popular feeder cities include Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur.

  • Expansion continues at Abu Dhabi’s ports

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/07/15 Plans to expand Abu Dhabi’s ports network are moving ahead as local cargo traffic holds steady despite the slowdown in world shipping volumes over the completed year. A series of recent announcements by government-owned operator Abu Dhabi Ports show its intent to boost capacity, introduce a new terminal operator and improve services for customers and nearby industrial tenants in the coming years. These efforts should help prepare Abu Dhabi for next increases in cargo traffic, particularly with the recent rebound in commodity prices and world trade, of which 90% is carried by international shipping.

  • China remains biggest non-oil trade partner of Dubai in Q1

    CHINA, 2017/07/10 China remains the biggest non-oil trade partner of Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the initial quarter of 2017, with a share of 13.45 % of the sheikhdom's trade volume, the Dubai government's media office said on Saturday on twitter. Trade between Dubai and China reached 12 billion U.S. dollars in the initial three months this year, followed by that with India and the United States. The non-oil trade of Dubai grew in the initial quarter by 2.7 % year on year to 89.10 billion dollars, the office said.
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