Dubai Informer

Dubai’s New Code of Conduct – this is the full text version. The “Rules of Conduct in Dubai” were prepared by the Executive Council under the direction of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoom, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council. The aim of this document: This guide aims at setting the standards [...]

The climate is changing. It is snowing in UAE, a place where people come to because the sun always shines, because it is always summer. Not anymore as you can see in the videos. It was snowing in Ras Al Khaimah on the 24th of January 2009 and more snow is expected. So far the only [...]

Dubai hoteliers are waging a price war, with room rates cut by as much as half as they try to lure tourists hit by the global financial crisis. The recession in Europe, Dubai’s largest tourist source market, has caused a sharp drop in visitor levels, with occupancy rates down 25 per cent on those enjoyed [...]

Applications can be filed starting next Tuesday for new visit visas which were revamped under a Federal ruling last June, a senior residency department official said on Tuesday. The new fee schedule for the visas, which range from visit visas to visas for medical treatment should have started August 1, according to an earlier announcement, [...]

The long-awaited $1.5 billion (Dh5.5 billion) Atlantis, The Palm, located at the head of The Palm Jumeirah, with sweeping views both out to the Gulf and down the spine of the Palm back to Dubai, is right on schedule to open doors on September 24, officials said. The entire Atlantis, The Palm development has a [...]

Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, today formed a strategic alliance with Merlin Entertainments Group, the world’s second largest visitor attraction group, to build LEGOLAND(R) Parks across the Arab world. Tatweer and Merlin Entertainment Group announced the launch of LEGOLAND(R) DUBAILAND(R) – the first LEGOLAND(R) Park ever built outside of North America and Europe. The [...]

When speaking about Dubai and the so-called “real estate bubble”, conversations tend to focus on the short term. “What will happen in 2009-10 when projects are completed and handed over – will prices level off or even worse, fall?” I can remember back in 2004 when people were asking those very same questions. The truth [...]

Dubai Investments Park (DIP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, is investing more than AED 1 billion in the hospitality sector as it aims to address the increasing demand for quality hotel facilities in Dubai. In addition to a recently launched 165-room luxury hotel, DIP will offer more than 1,500 new rooms and a wide [...]

DUBAI — The country was lashed by strong winds and heavy rains yesterday. The heaviest showers of this winter flooded roads, houses, shops and uprooted trees in many areas. Hundreds of minor road accidents were also reported across the country. While, traffic came to a standstill in several parts of Dubai and Sharjah and the [...]

Eid Al-Fitr, the celebration of the end of the Ramadan period is believed to be on 23rd October 2006, Monday. There had been some speculations that Eid will be today, Saturday, 21st October 2006. These speculations, however, had been dismissed with the explanation that it won’t be possible to view the Shawwal crescent today as [...]

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) will participate in 28 overseas travel exhibitions and host 10 road shows in various parts of the world next year. DTCM said it wants to market Dubai as a year-round business and tourism destination. Four new exhibitions have been added to the calendar of exhibitions while [...]

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