MiddleEast: ICCA 50-year report reveals sector boom
The past and potential exponential growth of the association meetings market has been revealed in a report commissioned to mark ICCA’s 50-year anniversary. The report, A Modern History of International Association Meetings: 1963- 2012, released at the end of 2013 reveals US$56.4 billion was the aggregated estimated total expenditure on all meetings in the ICCA […]
Libyan artists painting auctioned off in Dubai for Syrian refugees
DUBAI // Proceeds from the sale of a painting by a prominent Libyan artist will help refugees from the Syrian war. The Sixth Ode by Ali Ermes is a depiction of a poem from the Muallaqat Al Sabaa, a collection of seven pre-Islamic Arabic poems. The artwork is estimated to be worth between […]
Dubai’s Nakheel launches new Palm luxury apartments
Nakheel on Monday launched The Palm Tower Residences – 504 luxury units housed in Nakheel’s new, 50-storey landmark development on Palm Jumeirah. The Palm Tower, part of the new Nakheel Mall and Hotel complex at the heart of the island, includes a mixture of serviced, fully-furnished studios and one, two and three bedroom apartments. […]
Dubai feeds tourists’ taste for tradition
DUBAI // Heritage tourism is being given a major push as Dubai works towards Expo 2020 and winning Unesco World Heritage status for the old city. Emirati-themed guesthouses in areas such as Heritage Village and Bastakiya, the oldest inhabited part of Dubai, are being given support by the Heritage Department and the Dubai Department […]
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