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The damage came as workers were putting final touches to a renovation by the owner, a brother of Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the former emir of Qatar.
Dubai World’s investment arm Istithmar bought the vessel from Cunard for $100 million back in 2007.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed has approved a host of new projects to be undertaken by the Dubai Municipality.
The new hotels will be located across the city, and aim to support Dubai’s goal of attracting 20 million visitors by 2020.
The towering Dubai landmark has become the first skyscraper globally to be mapped out by Google Streetview.
But work on its long-awaited Palm Jumeirah hotel in Dubai remains ongoing and it is unlikely to open until late 2015.
The Kingdom has no immediate plans to open its doors completely to foreign travellers.
The UAE is ready to host an unforgettable World Expo 2020, says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war has broken out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
The Saudi company sold its stake to Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels and Resorts.
High-rise property in West Bay will further stoke competition in the city’s hospitality sector
The MasterCard Cities Index report showed the UAE’s capital has a growth rate of 16.1 per cent in relation to visitor numbers.
More users expect websites to feature videos as well as photos
Hotels in Ajman, Fujairah and the delayed resort in Abu Dhabi will open alongside new projects in Riyadh and Amman.
Citymax COO says it would like to build up to five more Dubai hotels – if it wasn’t for the cost of land
Emirati citizens advised not to travel to the popular Arab country after a demonstration by pro-Assad Syrians in Sidon.
The Kingdom is currently investing heavily in building tourism facilities for domestic visitors.
Alan Joyce says that no other two airlines in the world can do something as significant as the alliance of Qantas with Emirates.
TDIC made a net loss of Dhs2.17 billion in 2012 due to impairments and depreciation compared with a loss of 1.27 billion in the previous year.
The new decree lays down regulations for the licensing and classifying of hotel establishments in Dubai.
The resort will be operated by Anantara Hotels & Resorts, which is opening a resort on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai in September.
IHG will open its first Staybridge Suites in Beirut in July and a contract should be signed in Dubai “pretty soon”.
The Southeast Asian nation hopes to see a five per cent annual growth in Middle East travellers.
Last year Best Western opened its first hotels in Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
The UK continues to be the top source market to the UAE with British Visa cardholders spending $540.4 million in 2012.
The most important news and announcements from the opening day of the region’s biggest travel event.
Luxury hotel chain to post significant expansion in the Middle East and enter new market of Qatar.