Dubai Hotel Travel

Carlton Tower Hotel, A Four Star Hotel with multi cuisine restaurants and ambience that will tingle your senses serving the best in Greek, Russian, Lebanese, Iranian, Indian and continental dishes.

The Hotel has the distinction of being one of the first to light the Deira Creek, with its first property in 1977, inaugurated by THE LATE HH SHEIKH RASHID BIN SAEED AL MAKTOUM.

The amenities are continually upgraded to ensure that only the best services and facilities are offered, whether you visit Dubai for business or pleasure. The Hotel is Conveniently located in the heart of Dubai’s main business and shopping area. It is 10 minutes from Dubai International Airport, 5 minutes from the City Center, 15 minutes from the World Trade Center, 20 minutes from Jumeirah Beach.

The hotel has 157 spacious rooms with 18 Junior Suites, 1 executive suite and 138 Deluxe Rooms. The Carlton Tower Hotel offers the best of business and leisure facilities in its class. (more…)

The Capitol Hotel welcomes you to an ideal base for travelers on business or pleasure. Centrally located 15 minutes away from Dubai International Airport, while 5 minutes drive to the City’s business and shopping centre, the World Trade Centre as well as the Jumeirah Beach. The Hotel reflects a distinct class with its elegant suites and deluxe rooms to meet the comfort of varied travelers.

The Hotel offers 168 large guest rooms including 16 suites, non-smoking bedrooms, 24 hours room service, satellite TV channels, individually controlled air-conditioning, mini bar and laundry service. On-line internet facilities are available in all guest rooms.

The Hotel has 6 exclusive F&B outlets. Namely the Atrium Coffee Shop, Xanadu, Savage Garden, Bazerkan, Imperial garden, along with Henry J. Bean’s and Rooftop Barbecue Restaurant.

For the fitness conscious, you can relax at the Gym and enjoy the sauna, solarium, steam room and massage parlour, or take a dip in the rooftop temperature controlled swimming pool just to cool down.

You can also jog down to the beach and witness Dubai’s beautiful sunsets.

The Hotel can also cater for banqueting functions up to 150 persons with an additiona l extension to add another 200 persons by the swimming pool deck. (more…)

Istithmar, A Dubai World company, is to invest US$ 150 million in developing a new luxury resort in Zanzibar, following a strategic agreement between the company and the Zanzibar government.

The 76-hectare site at Muyuni Beach will contain a 50-room residence and spa retreat, and a 150-room luxury hotel. Both of the developments will be operated by international luxury hotel brands.

In addition, private luxury beach villas will be developed for sale at the resort, as well as a fisherman’s village and water-sports centre, a sports club and children’s centre. All developments will make the most of the access to the three kilometre length of Muyuni Beach. The land overlooks a marine reserve comprising four distinct habitats which are home to a diverse array of Indian Ocean wildlife including green turtles, humpback whales, whale sharks and more than 600 species of coral reef fish. (more…)

Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai, Designed to resemble a billowing sail, the hotel soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai coastline. At night, it offers an unforgettable sight, surrounded by choreographed colour sculptures of water and fire. This all-suite hotel reflects the finest that the world has to offer.

With your chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, discreet in-suite check in, private reception desk on every floor and a brigade of highly trained butlers who provide around-the-clock attention, you can be assured of a highly personalised service throughout your stay. (more…)

The Emirates wide-bodied aircraft in its distinctive livery will soon become a familiar sight over Ahmedabad skies, and the airline is leaving no stone unturned in its attempts to introduce the product to the city’s travel and cargo community ahead of the launch of its six-flights-per-week service.

Senior executives from the airline’s headquarters in Dubai and Mumbai office officially presented Emirates’ brands and products to over 500 travel and cargo agents at an elaborate road show in Ahmedabad on 10th September. The Emirates delegation includes Salem Obaidalla, Vice President Commercial Operations West Asia and Indian Ocean, and Orhan Abbas, Vice President India & Nepal, amongst others.

Effective 28th October, Emirates will power its Indian operation with the launch of direct, non-stop flights to Ahmedabad – the airline’s ninth Indian and 95th global destination, and its fourth new route in 2007, after Venice, Newcastle and Sao Paulo. The Dubai-based carrier which is on the threshold of one of the biggest and most exciting growth graphs ever witnessed by an airline will later this year launch services to Toronto (29th October) and Houston (3rd December).

Mr Obaidallah noted: “Last year, Emirates embarked on a major expansion in India focusing on Southern India, and this year, after a span of over two decades, we are re-entering the country’s western skies; our first footprint in West India being Mumbai in 1985. We are delighted with this development, as is Ahmedabad’s travel trade, who have already shown overwhelming interest in our product offerings that include Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Holidays, and our Passenger Sales products.”

On the route Emirates will operate modern jets: the Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration of 12 First, 42 Business and 183 Economy Class seats, and the Boeing 777-200 in a two-class configuration of 42 Business and 304 Economy Class seats.

During October, Breast Cancer Awareness month, Park Hyatt Dubai, through it’s Amara Spa, will donate 20% of revenue from each ‘Pampered in Pink’ spa package to the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Emirates, in partnership with the Estee Lauder Companies. Upon completion of each ‘Pampered in Pink’ spa package, guests will be offered a gift bag from Estee Lauder to include make-up, the Breast Cancer Awareness jeweled pin and educational information about Breast Cancer and preventative measures. (more…)

As part of a marketing and promotional initiative to increase the number of overseas visitors to Dubai during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has launched its inaugural “Dubai - Taste of Ramadan” travel campaign in the Japanese market. The DTCM initiative is a unique tourism campaign targeting Japanese leisure travellers to visit Dubai during the Holy Month and to experience first-hand the cultural attractions of Dubai during this special occasion.

A special brochure in Japanese, highlighting “Ramadan Tours”, provides visitors with a useful reference to the attractions of Dubai during Ramadan as well as details of the Holy Month. The brochure also features information about the sharing of Iftar dinners with local UAE populace, an overview of the special festivities planned at various heritage sites, the culinary delights of Iftar banquets at Dubai’s leading hotels, and a brief introduction of the “Ramadan Sales” shopping bargains offered by various retailers throughout the city. (more…)

Jamal Al Habtoor Real Estate, one of the leading real estate agents in the UAE, recently launched its new Rahat service to provide the burgeoning hospitality sector with a fresh supply of fully furnished serviced apartments in the heart of Dubai Marina. The Rahat service, offering one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, takes off as Dubai anticipates a surge in visitors in view of upcoming global networking events and winter attractions.

Initially 15 apartments for short-term occupancy have been made available, all fully furnished with sea views, and incorporating the latest technological amenities such as broadband internet, cable TV and telephone. The apartments also offer full housekeeping services and 24-hour security. (more…)

This year, Ramadan is scheduled to start on Thursday, 13th of September and will continue for 30 days until Friday, 12th of October, in which Eid-Al-Fitr will follow. Guests can enjoy the Ramadan events until the last day of the Eid-Al-Fitr Holiday.

Dubai Festival City has worked closely with Sheikh Mohammed’s Centre of Cultural Understanding and many local and international charity organisations, in order to create an unforgettable experience for our guests during this year’s Holy Month of Ramadan. (more…)

Within the lush grounds of Jumeirah Beach Hotel, lies a hidden treasure. Beit Al Bahar is a luxury home away from home for those visitors searching for a truly personal, uniquely special holiday hideaway.

Twisting through the resort, a secluded route leads to a closely guarded complex and a different world. In Arabic it is called “house by the sea”, to visitors Beit Al Bahar is known as one of the regions most luxurious private retreats. (more…)