UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan yesterday called for Egypt to receive international support following the victory of Abdel Fattah El -Sisi in last week’s Egyptian presidential elections. “We want to have partners from around the world…
Tag: Abu Dhabi
Bids invited for Sir Bani Yas Island hotel concession
Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) today called for bids for the 30-year concession to build and operate a three-four star hotel beachside resort on Sir Bani Yas Island in the west of the emirate of Abu Dhabi.…
Middle East’s first self-scanning shop to open in Madinat Zayed in June
The Middle East’s first supermarket using self-scanning technology is due to open in Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region in June, the 2nd Al Gharbia Development Forum in Abu Dhabi was told this afternoon. The new shop, branded as…
Al Gharbia Forum told Western Region development programme producing results
The 2nd Al Gharbia Development Forum was told this morning that the development programme for the Western Region of Abu Dhabi is beginning to deliver results. “We will be announcing a number of vital projects later today at this conference,”…
Abu Dhabi room rates to rise despite new hotels: The National
Average hotel room rates will rise despite the opening of new hotels in the UAE capital, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Middle East & Africa CEO Ali Alzaabi is reported as saying this morning by the Abu Dhabi daily The National.…
Chinese visitors to UAE rise 200 per cent in first quarter
The number of Chinese visitors staying in UAE hotels and hotel apartments rose to 32,259 in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released today. This was more than 200 per cent higher than the figure recorded in the first…
Abu Dhabi hotel rates squeezed by competition, JLL reports
More than 3,000 extra hotel rooms are due to enter the Abu Dhabi market by the end of 2016, according to a new report by property consultants JLL. This will intensify pressure on room rates. According to the Abu Dhabi Tourism…