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Dubai Parks organise second summer rush event at Al Mamaza Park Image Dubai Media Office

Summer Rush starts at Dubai’s Al Mamzar Beach Park

Summer Rush will run until July 9, offering fun leisure activities to residents and visitors

Guests Enjoying Eid Al Adha Fireworks Image DCT Abu Dhabi

Eid Al Adha 2023: Watch fireworks for free in Dubai, Abu Dhabi at these places

Eid Al Adha fireworks are being staged across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with some locations featuring firework displays for up to five nights

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Summer Shopping Season features special Eid Al Adha deals, events

Abu Dhabi has a full calendar of experiences through the Eid Al Adha holidays and the following summer weeks

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Shopping: Dubai Summer Surprises 2023 to go on until Sept 3

Dubai Tourism has made ‘Summer Surprises’ an annual festival that features concerts, raffles, and dining and shopping offers through the summer months

Yas Mall

Eid Al Adha 2023: Abu Dhabi extends mall timings for shoppers

The initiative will allow shoppers to enjoy longer mall opening hours throughout the week

Dubai public beaches dhs93 million revamp completed Image Dubai Media Office

Dubai completes Dhs93m facelift of public beaches

Dubai Municipality said it will continue to carry out regular maintenance of its beaches and amenities as part of an annual plan valued at over Dhs15m

Walking trail Mushrif Park Image Twitter Dubai Municipality

New 10km walking trail set to open at this Dubai national park

Opening to the public on June 20, access to the trail will be free throughout the year

Global Village

Here’s when Global Village Season 28 opens; it’s earlier than expected

By opening earlier for Season 28, Global Village aims to ensure that guests can enjoy an extended period of entertainment, cultural diversity and attractions

Snow Abu Dhabi

Snow Abu Dhabi opens doors today

Said to be among the world’s largest indoor snow park, the winter leisure destination features 20 rides and attractions

Dubai DET announces that Holiday Homes to have qr codes going forward image credit Dubai Media Office

Holiday homes in Dubai now need QR codes on entrances, here’s why

This code enables visitors and guests to conveniently scan it and access essential information about the operator of the holiday home and the relevant contact details for the Department of Economy and Tourism

Nakheel Marina

Nakheel launches luxury marina destination at Dubai Islands

Nakheel Marinas Dubai Islands is poised to become the new home for superyachts, and can accommodate a total of 13 superyachts at a time

Dubai Municipality three new Beaches for night swimming photo Duvbai Media Office

Beach tourism: Dubai Municipality opens three new beaches for night swimming

Night swimming timelines at the beaches will be from sunset to sunrise, Dubai Municipality said

Club Lab Golf co-founders

Club Lab Golf launches in the Middle East with Dubai studio

The bespoke studio is equipped with the latest cutting-edge sports technology and the venue includes two practice bays with large launch monitors

Dubai Crocodile Park

Dubai Crocodile Park to open before Eid: Ticket prices revealed

Home to 250 Nile crocodiles, visitors will be offered the opportunity to witness the creatures from various points of view, including close-up and underwater

Schengen visa application

EU inches closer to digitalise Schengen visa procedure

The proposal aims to make the visa application procedure more efficient and to improve the security of the Schengen area

SEVEN brings world's first Play-Doh attraction to KSA

World’s first PLAY-DOH attractions to be launched in Saudi Arabia

The PLAY-DOH centres will open in eight locations in Saudi Arabia over the next 10 years

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi photo WAM Miral

World largest aquarium to open in Abu Dhabi in May

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi’s eight realms are spread across five indoor levels,spanning an area of approximately 183,000 square metres

Al Masar Park in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi unveils new park in Khalifa City

Al Masar Park has a 2.1-kilometre jogging track and features 2,841 trees, 58,000 shrubs, and ground-cover plants

Ramadan Wonders at Global Village

Ramadan in the UAE: New timings announced by Global Village

During Ramadan, the park will host a 30-piece arabesque orchestra performing twice every night on the main stage

DCT Abu Dhabi signs MoYU with Inpex fpr teamlab Phenomena Abu Dhabi sponsorship

TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi receives ¥1bn in sponsorship deal from Japan’s Inpex Corporation

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has signed an MoU with Inpex subsidiary, Japan Oil Development, for the sponsorship deal for teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi

Flash Entertainment brings Blippi The Musical to Abu Dhabi

Interview: Josh Blackburn, producer of ‘Blippi, The Musical’

The popular musical has brought Blippi, the cheerful, energetic and educational children’s character, from the screen to the stage to entertain audiences

Hai Ramadan at Expo City Dubai photo WAM

Enjoy Expo City Dubai’s ‘Hai Ramadan’ offerings

Featuring a showcase of age-old traditions to food, fun, games and a night market, Expo City Dubai’s Hai Ramadan will run for a period of 50 days

SEVEN acquires equity stake in AMC's cinema business in KSA

SEVEN acquires AMC’s equity stake in cinema business in Saudi Arabia

SEVEN will retain intellectual property rights and the AMC Cinemas brand name in the Saudi market

Emirates AIrline Festival of Literature is back

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature celebrates its 15th anniversary

Considered among the world’s top 10 literary events, the latest edition of the festival will see the return of authors, who’ve graced the festival over 15 years, as well as a great line-up of new writers, workshops and interactive sessions  

DUbao Parks and Tabby tie up

Dubai Parks and Resorts, Tabby launch new BNPL payment option using Tabby Card

Guests can now pay for their tickets to Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks Dubai, Legoland Dubai Theme Park and the Legoland Water Park parks in multiple installments

IGB Majid Al Futtaim

Majid Al Futtaim, Immersive Gamebox to launch interactive digital smart rooms in UAE 

Seven ‘Gameboxes’ will be introduced in two Magic Planet locations in Dubai and Sharjah in January 

SEVEN's entertainment destination in Al Hamra

Saudi Arabia’s SEVEN to invest SAR50bn to develop entertainment destinations in 14 cities

Construction on its first entertainment destination in Al Hamra district of Riyadh has begun

ExPo City Dubai open on Oct 1

Expo City Dubai opens officially to visitors on Oct 1

The Vision and Women’s Pavilions are now open to visitors, in addition to the mobility and sustainability pavilions

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

Miral announces the opening of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in 2023

According to Miral, construction of the marine theme park is 90 per cent complete

DayAway offers a daytime experience Waldorf Astoria in Dubai

DayAway, a portal offering daytime luxury experiences, launches in the UAE

With seven luxury launch partners currently on board, DayAway’s offerings in the UAE include experiences at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, Telal Resort Al Ain and InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah