Tag: dubai
Dubai in top 10 most attractive destinations for world’s workforce
Dubai is now the sixth most popular destination for people willing to move abroad for work, according to a new study by the Boston...
New bus route between Dubai & Sharjah at 30-minute headway time
The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), had recently launched a new bus route between Dubai and Sharjah named (E311) to meet...
Tunnelling work completed on Dubai Metro extension project
Dubai's transport authority on Saturday announced the completion of key tunnelling works of the Route 2020Â Project stretching 3.2km at a depth ranging from...
EXCLUSIVE: Dubai sets July deadline for metro bids
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has extended the deadline to 31 July for consultancy firms to bid for the contract to undertake the feasibility study, concept and...
Top Dubai hotel is first to deploy blockchain payment system
Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm resort has achieved a hospitality-sector first, with the roll out of a blockchain-based payment system for guests.
The resort has deployed...
Dubai mulling more special bus-only lanes
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is studying the possibility of introducing dedicated bus lanes across Dubai to reduce commute time and traffic congestion,...
Dubai ride-hailing app Koi relaunches as limousine service
After over a year of operations, Dubai-based ride-hailing app Koi has relaunched as a limousine service, connecting car providers with online travel agencies in...
RTA lifts about 4 million riders during Eid Al-Fitr holidays 2018
Official sources at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai confirmed that the total ridership of public transport means and taxis of the...
370 new hybrid taxis to curb Dubai’s carbon footprint by 2%
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for procuring 900 new vehicles, including 370 environment-friendly hybrid ones with dual fuel-electric power...
UAE weather: Met issues offshore wind, waves warning
The National Center of Meteorology, NCM, warned sea-vessels in the offshore Arabian Gulf regarding its turbulence due to fresh northwesterly wind of up to...