Dubai undoubtedly has the potential to strategically position itself as a landmark for sustainability by ensuring all hotel properties are engaging in responsible practices”, Lootah said. Dubai Touris…
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Fresh hope for Dubai Lagoon investors
The renewed plea comes in the wake of the Dubai Land Department (DLD) announcing last week that it would seize the plots and properties of Schon Properties, developer of the DIP project Dubai Lagoon. …
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Dubai Rera partners with CBD on escrow services
The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Rera) at Dubai Land Department has signed a partnership agreement with Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) for offering escrow account management services to Owners’ Asso…
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First look inside the refurbished Address Downtown Dubai
Chris Whiteoak / The National There are 16 room categories to choose from in this 220-room property, from deluxe rooms to suites, several of them offering views of the Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Fount…
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Technology to support ‘resilience’ of UAE construction
RELATED ARTICLES: YoY profits up 97% at Dubai’s Arabtec Holding in H1 | Dubai’s VX wins Al Hamra Rove Manar Mall contract | Dubai contractors urge selectivity as margin values drop Ian Hauptfleisch, g…
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UAE Food Bank’s summer giving benefits 1,000 workers
As part of the ‘Summer of Giving’ campaign, the UAE Bank Food team has distributed 1,000 meals, water and cold juices to the workers at the workers accommodations in Al Muhaisinah 2 area. The team, wh…
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UAE youth are global change makers
Gulf News spoke to youth from cross section of society in the UAE on this occasion. “Young people have the ability to be global change makers, we are motivated and have a lot of fresh ideas that we ca…
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Dubai marches towards becoming the smartest city
Over the past three years, Smart Dubai has been working closely with over 60 government and private sector entities, bringing together existing experience, technology and know-how to implement the Dub…
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Abu Dhabi to remove 20 kmph buffer on speed limit
The Abu Dhabi Police Department of Transport announced the removal of the 20 kilometer speed limit buffer on the roads to teach drivers the importance of road safety. Before the rule was implemented, …
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Dubai’s Emirates launches one of ‘its biggest ever sales’
Dubai airline Emirates has launched one of its “biggest sales … (Dhs4,835) and Santiago (Dhs5,105). Business class fares to these cities range from Dhs2,795 (Mumbai) and Dhs5,245 (Beirut) to Dhs20,9…
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Dubai Hotel Room Rates Decreases Due to Increase in Supply
The average room rates of Dubai hotels dropped due to an increase in supply, hitting a 14-year low during the month of July. According to STR data, the average daily rate fell 9.7 per cent to Dh423.63 …
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Drivers Watch Out! Speed Limits Have Dropped In Abu Dhabi
Starting today, Sunday 12 August, motorists throughout the emirate of Abu Dhabi will no longer have the luxury of exceeding stated speed limits without being fined, according to the Abu Dhabi Police. …
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Top Sharjah officials hail latest S&P ratings for emirate
Top Sharjah officials and economic stakeholders have welcomed … Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straig…
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Dubai drops charges, deports Swedish woman who ‘insulted’ airport officials
A Swedish national who attempted to enter Dubai on an expired passport and later “insulted” airport officials was deported with all the charges dropped against her. The Dubai Public Prosecution has co…
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Dubai airline Emirates expects to increase US capacity in 2018
“Now we are really back on track,” he said. “Demand is extremely strong again.” Read: Dubai’s Emirates restores capacity on some US routes The carrier is also adding capacity in Canada, expanding its …
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How technology will transform banking
KPMG, in its UAE Banking Perspectives 2017 report, observes that many banks — in the UAE and globally — continue to make decisions “by looking back at what may have gone wrong”. However, that is chang…
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Dubai hotel room rates hit 14-year low
The average room rates of Dubai hotels dropped due to an increase in supply, hitting a 14-year low during the month of July. According to STR data, the average daily rate fell 9.7 per cent to Dh423.63 …
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