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Sunday morning traffic chaos: Car on fire, crashes; expect delays
A car was reportedly on fire in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area at about 8,20am this morning and firefighters brought it under control in less than hour. The incident was reported at 8.30am UAE time as commuters complained of traffic snarls while on their morning journey from Sharjah to Dubai.
A look back into future of the Dubai Shopping Festival
Any person, across all nationalities and cultures, who landed in Dubai via an Emirates flight from 1996 to 1999 will never forget the welcome that they received at the Dubai International Airport.
Dubai Airshow Day 3: Order Book Exceeds $200 Billion
As the Dubai Airshow 2013 entered its third day, its record-breaking order book broke through the $200 billion ceiling raising the event’s profile as a world central business player.
Real estate veteran Khalaf Al Habtoor says Dubai will quash rivals...
At a press conference on Monday announcing details of the sprawling $3 billion Al Habtoor City development, the chairman of Al Habtoor Group said that Dubai would win the Expo 2020 bid on November 27, 2013.
Fly for Dh125 from Dubai World Central
Low-cost European carrier Wizz Air will fly to Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine from the new Al Maktoum International Airport on October 27. Seats to Budapest, Bucharest and Sofia start from €25 while Kiev fares begin at €40.
RTA launches Journey planner Wojhati app
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has launched the Journey Planner (Wojhati) application for smart-phone users, providing real time and detailed information about integrated transit plans on public transit modes available in the Emirate in a way enabling customers smooth and speedy access to their destinations.
Taxi drivers ‘must be ambassadors for Dubai’
The MoU, which is in support of Dubai’s Tourism Vision for 2020, includes training taxi drivers on Dubai’s tourism offerings and increasing the taxi supply at critical times and locations, thereby enhancing tourists’ experience in the emirate.
Malls brace for Dubai Shopping Festival bonanza
Mr Merchant expects sales at this DSF to exceed last year's figures by 20 to 30 per cent as tourists flock to the UAE and Pure Gold looks for low-margin, high-volume business rather than high-margin sales.
Record year for Dubai Duty Free
Dubai Duty Free expects to double its sales to more than Dh10 billion (US$2.72bn) by 2018, having reached record heights last year as millions of tourists visited the emirate.
