Press Releases

Voyager of the Seas makes maiden call to Dubai

abdulla — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:28:07 +0000

Voyager of the Seas became the second largest cruise ship ever to come to the UAE when it arrived in Dubai on Tuesday, giving a big boost to Dubai’s solid standing as the cruise hub of the region. The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), which develop, promote cruise tourism for Dubai and [...]

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DTCM France Office launch first official Dubai Facebook Fan Page

abdulla — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:28:38 +0000

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced that its France office has launched the French official Facebook page. The DTCM’s Paris Office has been aggressively promoting Dubai to raise awareness of the destination among the French people. Using the social network Facebook in French is a way to bring closer the [...]

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New Complex General Manager for Southern Sun Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels

abdulla — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:04:13 +0000

– Southern Sun welcomes Pierre Delfau as the new Complex General Manager of Southern Sun Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels. Delfau will oversee the management of Southern Sun Middle East’s two flagship properties, located in the heart of Downtown Dubai. “Pierre has been a part of the Southern Sun family for many years and we [...]

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Travel portal holidaysarabia.com launches in Dubai

abdulla — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:01:33 +0000

Travellers to the Middle East searching for a quick and easy online booking service for their next holiday or hotel stay will find www.holidaysarabia.com the newest solution for their travel needs. Holidaysarabia, a brand new, dedicated online travel service brings together Middle East travellers and the hotel and tourism industry. Holidaysarabia will present its unique [...]

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Dubai hotels post impressive performance in first quarter 2012 Nine per cent growth in guests Revenues increase by 24 percent Guestnights rise 22 percent Average length of stay gets 12 percent boost Hotel average room rate (ARR) rise seven per cent to AED655

abdulla — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:14:18 +0000

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced the key performance indicators of the emirate’s rapidly-expanding hotel industry for the first quarter of 2012 which showed a nine per cent increase in guest numbers, 24 per cent increase in revenues, 22 per cent jump in guestnights and a 12 percent rise in [...]

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DCB’s Study Missions: a busy week for meeting planners

abdulla — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:15:42 +0000

A successful week for the Dubai Convention Bureau at the Gulf Incentive , Business travel and Meeting Exhibition (GIBTM) that took place in Abu Dhabi last week After the show, the Dubai Convention Bureau conducted a study mission for 8 American corporate meeting planners in partnership with 24 Degrees, Dusit Thani, the Jumeirah Hotels Group [...]

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Five cruise ships dock in a day for the first time in Dubai 19000 passengers and crew from various nationalities on board Dubai to receive 71 cruise ships and 275000 cruise tourists in H1 2012

abdulla — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:12:31 +0000

For the first time in its history, five cruise ships docked in Dubai on a single day (Thursday, April 12), reflecting the strong emergence of the emirate as the Middle East region’s cruise tourism hub. This also marked the first-ever handling of such a large number of tourists by Dubai tourism industry on a single [...]

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GLOBAL LEADERS TO MEET IN DUBAI TO DISCUSS REGIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES

abdulla — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:53:46 +0000

Industry professionals from around the world will meet 23-24 April to address the diseases and dangers posed to homeowners, commercial food enterprises, and other businesses from pests, as well as the latest developments in effective pest control in the second annual PestWorld East conference, sponsored by the National Pest Management Association, in conjunction with Ecovar. [...]

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Dubai bags four cruise awards in Miami

abdulla — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:19:37 +0000

Dubai has bagged four awards at a prestigious cruise industry event in Miami in recognition of the stellar performance of its cruise tourism sector and for the high standards of operations of the Dubai Cruise Terminals, the Middle East’s largest and best cruise tourism facility. Mr. Hamad bin Mejren, Executive Director of Business Tourism at [...]

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Dubai hotels benefit from DTCM’s Green Tourism initiatives

abdulla — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:32:06 +0000

A slew of Green Tourism initiatives and awareness programmes about environmentally sustainable tourism launched by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has been helping the hotels and hotel apartments in the Arabian Gulf region’s tourism hub in reducing the consumption of electricity and water and presenting themselves as environment-friendly properties to guests [...]

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