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Waldorf Astoria opens first Dubai hotel on Palm Jumeirah

January 13, 2014· · tags: dubai, luxury entertainement, luxury events, Palm Jumeirah, UAE, Waldorf Astoria

The 319-room Waldorf Astoria hotel on Dubai‘s man-made Palm Jumeirah island has eight naturally-lit meeting rooms with a multi-purpose ballroom that can host up to 600 people. The hotel has six restaurants and bars, a 200m private sandy beach, two outdoor pools, tennis courts and water sports facilities. The hotel is located on the East Crescent of the Palm Jumeirah island and is 35 minutes from Dubai International airport. The property is Waldorf Astoria’s second hotel to open in the UAE, with the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah having opened last year. Read More
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Unique entertainment at the prestigious Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai

January 09, 2014· · tags: dubai, dubai entertainment, dubai event, one and only royal hotel, royal hotel mirage

Talents & Productions just sent one of his unique entertainment to the very prestigious One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai. The chosen act was the Man on the Pole from Canada. With his costume quite unusual and original, he completely stunted all guests at the Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai. Note that the One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel is one of the most outstanding resort in Dubai. This is a wondrous place, composed of three distinctive environments – each flowing into the next to ignite the senses: The Palace, Arabian Court, and Residence & Spa. By Alexandre Hourdequin
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MiddleEast: Dubai unveils US$3 billion city project

December 17, 2013· · tags: Al Habtoor City, Arabian Gulf, Business Bay and Dubai Water Canal, dubai, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Metropolitan Hotel, MiddleEast, Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai’s brand new US$3 billion (AED11 billion) Al Habtoor City project unveiled by the Al Habtoor Group last month will transform the city’s Business Bay and Dubai Water Canal area into a meetings and incentives ‘destination within a destination’, a local hotelier has claimed. The entertainment and hospitality development, which will span 10 million square feet on Sheikh Zayed Road and involve an extension of the canal, which already runs into Business Bay, will lure big international meetings business, according to Rupprecht Queitsch, General Manager of the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, which will boast 1,608 rooms in total when its second tower opens next year. “The extension of the canal will take place outside our hotel and create a destination that is a dream for meeting planners,” he said. “With existing and new hotel inventory combined, meetings and entertainment facilities, plus the location, which is very close to the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), the area will become very important in terms of meetings business.” Al Habtoor City is the first project to be built on Dubai Water Canal ‑ a multi‑billion-dirham project connecting the Business Bay area to the Arabian Gulf, which is scheduled to […]
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Dubai Film Market ’Explodes’ 2012 Networking Figures

December 07, 2013· · tags: dubai, dubai film festival, dubail film entertainment

Organizers announced today that the Dubai Film Market, the industry platform that runs alongside the tenth annual Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has already exceeded all records set in previous years in terms of requested meetings between attending film professionals, days before the festival is set to start. The Dubai Film Connection, DIFF’s project market, which matches projects originating in the Arab world with international funding and production partners, has already attracted 332 pre-booked meetings for its projects, against 271 that were booked during the duration of DIFF 2012. Organizers anticipate that the number will increase by at least 20 per cent during the festival. DIFF Managing Director Shivani Pandya said: “The Dubai Film Connection meeting figures are a litmus test for the effectiveness of our Dubai Film Market, the purpose of which is to bring together industry professionals from the region with their counterparts from around the world. Over the past ten years we have been steadily designing and implementing initiatives that will help to build the film industry in the UAE and the broader Middle East region, and facilitating international partnerships is a core part of that mission. The results of the meetings at the Dubai […]
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Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) was named the ‘World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’

December 02, 2013· · tags: dubai, dubai convention center, dubai entertainment, dubai entertainment agency, Dubai World Trade Center

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) wasnamed the ‘World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’at last night’sWorld Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Ceremony 2013, beating off stiff competition from a raft of the globe’s top venues. The news comes hard on the heels of Dubai’s successful campaign to host Expo 2020, further cementing the emirate’s reputation on the world stageas a premier destination for international conferences, exhibitions and events. “As the awards are voted for by the global industry, this is a major endorsement of our unwavering commitment to excellence and is also testament to our continuous endeavour to position DWTC as the region’s power centre for trade and business tourism,” said Ahmad Al Khaja, Senior Vice President – Venues, Dubai World Trade Centre. “The vast depth of industry-leading tradeshows, events and conferences we host and organise have played a crucial role the growth of Dubai’s business tourism sector and we expect to see this continue to go from strength to strength over the coming years.” It is thethird time that DWTC, which is on track for a record-breaking 2013, has won the award in the last seven years, underlining its standing internationally against other best-in-class venues from the […]
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Eva Longoria’s gift to Dubai

November 29, 2013· · tags: Charity gala, December 14, Desperate Housewives, dubai, Eva Longoria, Global Gift Gala, Global Gift Humanitarian, Jumeriah Zabeel Saray, Katie Kittermaster, Noor Dubai Foundation, UAE, Victoria Beckham

The actress and philanthropist is bringing her Global Gift Gala charity fundraiser to the UAE in December — and Ricky Martin with her. Eva Longoria returns to Dubai on December 14, with the aim of raising millions for charity — and having a bit of a party. The US actress — who rose to fame with the hit TV series Desperate Housewives — will attend Dubai’s first Global Gift Gala benefit, where she will help raise funds for women’s and children’s charities and honour her fellow Latin star Ricky Martin. At the event, taking place at supperclub at Jumeriah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, Longoria — known as much for her political work with Barack Obama and her philanthropy as for her acting work — will present Martin with the ‘Global Gift Humanitarian’ award for his work with children’s charities. Read more
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Dubai launches multi-event Corporate Sports tournament

November 21, 2013· · tags: Corporate Games – UAE, Crown Prince of Dubai, dubai, Dubai Corporate Sports Tournament, Mohammed Al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan, The Corporate Games

Dubai Sports Council in association with Corporate Games has launched a new iniative to promote healthy lifestyle in a working environment through active engagement in sports. The inaugural Dubai Corporate Sports Tournament is to be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council. Running for six weeks from February, it will culminate with the grand finals on March 21 with a multi-sport festival. Six different sports will make up the event programme. These are: Athletics (100m and 200m); 7-a-side football; cricket 8’s; basketball 3’s; touch-rugby; and ten-pin bowling. The Dubai Corporate Sports Tournament has been created to stimulate teamwork between employees, enhance their confidence and moral, improve communication and relationships within teams and encourage keen competition among companies, as well as promoting health and fitness in the work place. Read More
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Dubai Reports 7.9 Million Hotel Visitors For First Nine Months Of 2013

November 19, 2013· · tags: Barjeel Heritage Guest House in Bur Dubai, dubai, dubai entertainment, Mövenpick Hotel Apartments The Square., Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Sofitel Dubai the Palm; Conrad Dubai; Oberoi Dubai; Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa

Dubai‘s hotels welcomed more than 7.9 million visitors between January and September 2013, a 9.8 percent year-on-year increase. The latest visitor number results released by Dubai’s Depatment of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) show increases across hotel guests, room occupancy levels, hotel and hotel apartment revenues and average length of stay, all key factors in order for Dubai to acheive its Tourism Vision for 2020. Brand new hotels have opened in Dubai during 2013, including the Barjeel Heritage Guest House in Bur Dubai; Mövenpick Hotel Apartments The Square, Sofitel Dubai the Palm; Conrad Dubai; Oberoi Dubai; Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa and, just last month, Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers. More are due to open before the end of the year, including Novotel Dubai Al Barsha and Raviz Centerpoint in Bur Dubai. Read more: http://www.internationalmeetingsreview.com
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What’s New in Dubai ?

November 07, 2013· · tags: dubai, dubai entertainment, dubai events, dubai show, dubai world

One thing that keeps companies coming back to Dubai is that new adventures and attractions are always on the horizon. I have have been witnessing the dramatic transformation in Dubai since 2000 and offering team building and corporate events there since 2006. Here is a sample of the newest attractions that await corporate groups. Dubai Miracle Garden Almost 9 months ago, Dubai Miracle Garden, the world’s largest natural garden opened in Dubailand near the Arabian Ranches. This 72,000-square-meter garden has over 45 million flowers and topiaries in a variety of shapes including pyramids, igloos, stars and hearts. Watercooled Kayaking, windsurfing, dinghy sailing, wake boarding, kitesurfing and other 5 Star watersports are available through the Watercooled clubhouse at the Jebel Ali Resort. Guests can also experience the Zapcat thrill ride. Watercooled also has locations in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina and Hilton Abu Dhabi. Read more: http://blog.cvent.com
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Dubai International Motor Show 2013

October 31, 2013· · tags: dubai, Dubai International Motor Show, dubai motor show 2013, dubai motor show entertainment, Middle East, UAE

With Middle East markets delivering consistent growth across all sectors of the automotive industry, the Dubai International Motor Show’s position as the region’s largest and most influential automotive event has never been more important for the global motoring world. A prominent event within the newly formed Dubai Motor Festival announced last month by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, the show runs from 5 – 9 November 2013 at Dubai World Trade Centre and is expected to be the largest edition in its history. More than 15% percent bigger, the exhibition space this year totals 65,000m² to accommodate the more than 600 vehicles on display. A record 108 global and regional launches, including 15 concept cars by the world’s leading motoring manufacturers are scheduled to take place during the five day event. This highlights the influence of the Dubai International Motor Show and its position as the definitive platform for reaching Middle East markets. A key growth region for the global automotive industry, the Middle East continues to drive sales across the board. In addition to the region’s high national wealth, significant government investment in infrastructure, buoyant private sector […]
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