Dubai Hotel Travel

Hilton Dubai Creek Hotel, Gaze out over Dubai Creek from the rooftop pool of the chic Hilton Dubai Creek hotel. Keep fit in the gym and pool, or spend an evening at Verre by Gordon Ramsay restaurant or Issimo Bar. Set in the Deira Business District and just 10 minutes from Dubai Airport and the Airport Free Zone.

Spoil yourself with award-winning cuisine from Verre by Gordon Ramsay. Try Mediterranean flavours at the Glasshouse Brasserie or sip martinis at Issimo Bar. With a rooftop pool and a well-equipped health club onsite, there’s plenty to do at the hotel. Don’t miss the city though - Dubai’s top shopping malls and the golf and sailing of the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club are minutes away.

All Hilton Dubai Creek hotel rooms, from Deluxe Rooms up, boast high-speed internet access. Executive Rooms offer Executive Lounge access. More Details »

The number of hotel visitors to Dubai is projected to rise to ten million by 2010, from about seven million in 2007, according to projections released by Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), at the Arabian Travel Market, which is being held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre between May 6 to 9.

The number of hotels and hotel apartments is expected to increase to 488 by 2010, up from 452 in 2007. Dubai’s room strength will also rise to 64,179, a dramatic increase from 51,168 room units in 2007. More Details »

Marriott is to manage its fourth upper-moderately priced Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Dubai at Jebel Ali under a long-term contract signed Tuesday at the Arabian Travel Market with Integra International FZCO.

When opened in early 2011, the 20-storey Courtyard by Marriott Jebel Ali will be Marriott’s 16th branded property in Dubai. It will be located on the corner of the eastern section of the US$ 12 billion Downtown Jebel Ali project along Sheikh Zayed Road, near the Jebel Ali Free Zone. More Details »

Highland Hotel, A silhouette of the sunset in the back drop of the Arabian sea, is a picturesque view. Witness it from the Highland Hotel - a deluxe city hotel that redefines luxury with classical standards of excellence. Located in Bur Dubai on the Khaled bin Walid road, fronting one of the most picturesque ports in Dubai, it is an ideal home for business travelers and for families visiting Dubai for a holiday. Deservedly it is Highland, which has been specially designed to provide every level of comfort and service in keeping with today’s demand, which is to combine a luxury product with first class service at competitive rates. Highland offers its guests a choice of 126 elegant individually temperature controlled air conditioned, meticulously furnished single, double rooms and suites. With its spectacular view of the Arabian sea, its rooms are equipped with satellite TV, minibar, Idd telephone, work deak etc. The property also offers exclusive leisure facilities like swimming pool, gymnasium, jacuzzi and sauna. More Details »

Best Western International, one of the world’s largest hotel chains with over 4,000 hotels in more than 80 countries, is to participate in this year’s Arabian Travel Market taking place in Dubai from May 6-8th 2008.

Best Western, which operates more than 120 hotels in Asia, aims to promote its hotels and resorts with brand initiatives and sales and marketing activities targeted at the travel trade industry and consumers.

This is the first time that Best Western International will be participating as an Exhibitor at the Arabian Travel Market. Since taking over the responsibility of development the Middle East region, The Best Western Head Office in Asia recognizes the importance and huge potential of this market and will use the ATM as a platform to launch Best Western Hotels & resorts within the region.

As for development in the Middle East, Best Western International recently entered into a partnership with the Zainal Mohebi Group. Through this agreement, Mohebi Investment has been appointed as the company’s Area Development partner for the Middle East. Its subsidiary, and Mohebi Aviation will act as BWI’s International Sales Office, looking after sales, marketing, and reservation functions in the GCC Countries. More Details »

Phase 2 of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, one of the most modern exhibition centres in the world, has entered its final phase of construction.

The main structural work of the AED 500 million Phase 2 development is complete and the main shell of the building is now in place; over the next few weeks glazing, marble and other key elements will begin to be installed. Some 2,300 highly skilled workmen are currently employed on the project in a concentrated 24-hour program of development. Construction is scheduled for completion in September this year. More Details »

The medical tourism industry, currently worth US$56 billion worldwide, is projected to be worth US$100 billion by 2012, figures have revealed.

Women’s Healthcare, an inaugural event at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, has been showcasing the healthcare travel industry, which is growing 15 – 20% per annum, highlighting the benefits of traveling abroad for both preventative and curative medical procedures. More Details »

Emaar Properties PJSC has unveiled plans for an advanced tram system for its AED 73 billion (US$20 billion) Downtown Burj Dubai flagship project.

The 4.6 km Downtown Burj Dubai Tram System tramway has a development value of AED 500 million, and will be the first of its kind in Dubai by offering two synchronized services within one tram transportation system.

The Downtown Burj Dubai Tram System will be developed in line with RTA’s Vision for the Dubai Strategic Plan and has been designed to meet the commuting needs of Downtown Burj Dubai’s residents and visitors. It will provide sustainable links for users to and from the development with Dubai Metro in a timely and affordable way. The transportation network should meet the demands of a mixed-use neighbourhood comprising over 30,000 homes, residential towers, nine world-class hotels and over 3.77 million sq ft of retail space. More Details »

In less than one week from now (20-22 April), government and industry leaders will gather in Dubai for the annual Global Travel & Tourism Summit. This important gathering will once again provide the industry with the opportunity for debate, exchanging ideas, building new relations, and reflecting on travel and tourism’s progress to date - as well as mapping out its future path.

The travel and tourism sector’s ability to look ahead and to adapt has made it what it is. The same is true for forward-looking destinations like Dubai. But now, at a period that is at the same time more challenging yet more open to opportunities than ever before, there is a need for a more conscious and strategic commitment to working for the future of the sector and of the global community.

In today’s instantaneous world, vision and long-term thinking are crucial. Over the two days of intensive presentations and discussions, the summit will address the global challenges facing the industry - in particular, in terms of its potential for sustainable, responsible growth, but also regarding key issues such as infrastructure, industry and government partnerships, economic influences and environmental and social concerns.

Discussions will highlight best practice case studies - some taken from other industries - as well as demonstrating the innovative responses of different mature and emerging destinations to new opportunities, pressures and changes. And these in turn will help develop transferable concepts and strategies to assist the industry in addressing all the complex challenges facing travel and tourism over the coming years.

With a clear remit to look to the future, the Global Travel & Tourism Summit will develop key messages in conclusion of each session to move dialogue from discussion and analysis to action, identifying attainable targets for action that can inspire participants and leaders from around the world towards greater commitment to being world citizens.

Finding hotel and meetings space in Dubai for medium to large size groups will soon be less of a challenge when the Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai opens late summer 2008 with 2,100 designer suites in two 40-storey towers located on Sheikh Zayed Road within the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone in the heart of the city’s vibrant business district.

With 2,100 luxurious 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites ranging in size from 65 – 190sqm, offering well equipped work stations, high speed internet access, additional storage areas in all rooms and terraces from which to enjoy spectacular sunsets, Bavaria Executive Suites Dubai ensures that groups of all sizes can sleep, meet and relax under one roof. In addition, each bedroom has its own bathroom, enabling delegates to share accommodation without compromising privacy, and all suites offer a compact laundry room with washer/dryer facilities as well as full access to hotel laundry services. More Details »