Dubai Hotel Travel

Emerging from the heart of the desert, Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa is an elegant desert resort in a traditional Arabic fort setting.

Located just 45 minutes from Dubai International Airport, the Resort features 115 rooms and suites appointed in traditional Gulf decor, complemented by the region’s first authentic open-air Arabic desert restaurant, and a superb range of recreational facilities.

For those seeking a unique desert experience within easy reach of Dubai, Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa presents the ideal destination.

Offering the ultimate in comfort and entertainment, at Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa your experience will be enhanced by history, splendour and magnificence. (more…)

The 4 star Avari Dubai Hotel is situated in Downtown Dubai close to all the major business districts and shopping centres.

With a good range of accommodation, Food & Beverage Venues a Recreation Centre and meeting facilities the hotel really does offer something for everyone, whatever the purpose of your visit. (more…)

The Arabian Travel Market, which will have its 15th showing in May next year, has appointed Simon Press as its dedicated Exhibition Director. The ATM has also strengthened its marketing team with the appointment of a Marketing Executive and Marketing Co-ordinator as well as increasing its sales exposure with a Regional Account Manager. (more…)

The Ascot Hotel Dubai, Built to serve the coperate guest, The Ascot Hotel has been carefully engineered to cater to the business traveller’s every need. Everything at The Ascot Dubai, fron the elegant lobby to the thought fullydesigned rooms to the gourmet restaurants, is about subtlety and luxury rather than opulence and pomp.

Located close to the airport and to the major business areas of Dubai, The Ascot has been meticulously fashioned to be the perfect place to stay, hold business meetings and entertain your guests.

The Ascot Hotel Dubai has 80 tastefully decorated rooms on offer, consisting of deluxe rooms, executive rooms and suites. Each room is attentively designed to afford its occupants complete privacy and comfort. (more…)

Hertz UAE has signed an exclusive deal with the Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek to provide a fleet of luxury Lexus LX 470 cars for guest transportation. The Lexus LX 470 is a luxury sports utility vehicle, designed to give drivers and passengers an exhilarating yet comfortable experience.

The Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek is one of the only hotels in Dubai to offer the cars. Guest transportation is available to all guests, and those who select the RoyalClub rooms receive a range of benefits including free airport transfers. (more…)

Progress at Dubai World Central International Airport (JXB) – the core of Dubai World Central, the 140 square kilometre aviation community being built in Jebel Ali – has reached another milestone with the awarding of two key air traffic management system tenders.

Emirati firm International Aeradio LLC (IAL), has been awarded the Meteorological System contract at JXB, while the UK’s Park Air Systems (PAS), the leader in air traffic control solutions will be responsible for VHF Radar implementation.

Set to become the world’s largest airport, JXB – capable of handling 120-150 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per annum – has been designed to handle the emirate’s ambition to attract 15 million tourists annually by 2015.

Procurement and installation of these packages has already commenced. (more…)

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has revealed that more than half a million people have visited the new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) since the venue opened in February 2007. The total number, which is equivalent to the population of a city the size of Las Vegas, was achieved earlier than expected because of a high turnout at the thirteen major international exhibitions staged at ADNEC since it was opened by H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, earlier this year.

Commenting on the announcement, Simon Horgan ADNEC CEO said: “ADNEC was built because of the extremely strong demand for a new world class exhibition centre in the UAE capital city. I am therefore delighted that the first exhibitions at the new venue have been so successful in attracting visitors. In addition to the brand new events coming to Abu Dhabi because of the improved exhibition facilities, we are also witnessing the expansion of well established shows because they have now been given a platform to grow and develop.”

The company has also recently announced that construction work has started on Phase 2 of ADNEC. The AED 580million (USD 158 million) project will see the venue double in size to become the Middle East`s largest purpose-built exhibition centre with inter-connected exhibition floor space totalling more than 55,000 square metres. (more…)

TMS Asia-Pacific (TMS) has further expanded its international reach and gained a significant entry into the lucrative Middle East market following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai-based The Hospitality Company.

TMS CEO, Gary Marshall described the new relationship as “a critical piece of the strategic jigsaw TMS needs to effectively cover Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, the UK and Europe.”

The Hospitality Company is one of the Gulf region’s leading tourism and hospitality recruitment companies specialising in five star hotel, signature restaurant, travel and airline personnel placements.

Under the terms of the accord TMS and The Hospitality Company have agreed to cooperate on a wide number of proposals and strategies.

These include sharing of information, cooperation on research projects, promotional campaigns and particularly education and training. (more…)

Marking its first step in the gradual build-up towards becoming the world’s largest operator of the A380 super-jumbo, Emirates Airline, customer of 55 of the 173 aircraft ordered and committed thus far, is gearing up to jointly conduct hot weather operability tests with Airbus on the aircraft in Dubai, starting 15th August.

The tests, beginning with hot weather trials and followed by technical training later in the year, are part of an extensive campaign by Emirates to prepare for the A380’s smooth entry into the airline’s fleet in 2008; and add to the extreme weather testing conducted by Airbus in the Middle East and Africa last year.

The aircraft, MSN007, will undergo airport compatibility checks, on-ground and in-flight service checks, and ground handling and maintenance procedure tests during its seven-day Dubai stay.

Flown by Airbus test pilots, and experienced and trained Emirates pilots, two flights each will take to the Dubai skies on 17th and 18th August, operating on back-to-back schedules with a two-hour turnaround period. (more…)

All Emirates Airline customers can now select and secure their preferred seats on their flights at the time of booking, when they purchase their tickets on the airline’s website, emirates.com

Previously available only to customers who purchase First and Business class tickets online, Emirates is now making this feature available to customers booking online for all classes of travel. The airline has simultaneously launched this convenient online service across its global websites, making it immediately available to customers in more than 50 countries served by Emirates across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australasia. (more…)