Tag: buses
Automated fare collections set for Abu Dhabi buses
Machines that sell and top up the cards, with payment by cash or credit card, are being installed in main bus stations in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, and in shopping malls.
‘Robot cars’ wait for green light as Dubai studies test drive
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says it is considering whether to allow tests of the robot cars, and how they may perform given the current road network and conditions.
Dubai expected to improve hotel mix after Expo win
More budget and mid-market hotel brands will arrive in Dubai as the emirate looks for significant increases in tourists over the next few years, an industry expert has said.
Dubai: From rowing boats to driverless trains
Just over four decades ago, when the first road in Dubai was laid, who would have imagined a million cars in Dubai? Not many would have envisaged the Metro either when a fleet of five buses was launched in 1968 as the first public bus service.
30m flowering plants adds colour to Dubai
It is blooming time in the desert city and the civic body says it has already planted 30 million seedlings of flowering plants across Dubai this year. What adds to their beauty is the fact that they are all produced in the nurseries under the Dubai Municipality.
Al Tayer briefs Bahraini delegation on RTA migration towards public transport
More than 900 air-conditioned bus shelters have been constructed at bus stops all over Dubai, bus depots at Al Awir, Al Rawiyya, Al Khawaneej and Jebel Ali have been completed, and the water transport witnessed the operation of the water bus, water taxi, and Dubai ferry besides retrofitting 154 abras.
Dubai mall to hold blood donation day on Nov 21
Dubai Outlet Mall in association with the Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services at the Dubai Health Authority and Dubai Blood Donation Centre at Latifa Hospital, announced the public blood donation campaign for the second year.
RTA launches 1st Online Customers Council via twitter
Bahrozyan hailed all those who took part in RTA Online Customers Council session held through Twitter and paid tribute to their immeasurable contribution, positive interaction and constructive views expressed in a way poised to leverage the service offering of various RTA agencies and sectors.
For spa, dinner discounts ride the bus here
Taking the bus in Discovery Gardens, Jebel Ali Village and Gardens can now win you discount vouchers to a spa or to shop at a supermarket in the area.
RTA holds training workshops to boost excellence culture between employees
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently held a number of training workshops in the context of endeavours to diffuse the culture of excellence between employees on the one hand, and educating them on the standards & categories of the excellence program on the other.
