Tag: jumeirah
Dubai roads to close for triathlon
Several roads will be closed for periods on Friday for the Dubai Challenge Triathlon.
A tour of Dubai from the air with Seawings
Recently I jumped at the chance to see Dubai from on high, aboard a Cessna 208 Caravan sea plane. I’ll never look at it the same way again.
Dubai Tram welcomes its first passengers – video
Commuters queued up early in the morning to be the first to ride Dubai's new tram service. Served by 11 stations, the 10.6km network winds through the densely populated areas of Al Sufouh, Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence while also serving
Dubai Tram: Marina and JBR closed for inauguration
All roads around Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) will be closed from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday to make way for the inauguration of the Dubai Tram, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced.
Dubai Tram available for public use from November 12
However, according to senior officials at the authority, only an official inauguration ceremony will take place on November 11, details of which will be announced soon. Also read: Dubai Tramway second phase work to start soon.
RTA launches new tourist trips for Dubai Ferry from Al Mamzar...
The Marine Transport Department, Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched a new tourist route for Dubai Ferry from Al Mamzar Marine Transport Station exclusively on Thursdays and Fridays.
Dubai's Jumeirah Village: Plenty of bus stops, but no buses
The RTA has decided to study the feasibility of bus services to Jumeirah Village as well as Jumeirah Village Circle and Triangle, following several complaints by residents of these neighbourhoods.
Jumeirah Corniche gets a green makeover
The jogging track spanning seven kilometres that is part of the Jumeirah Corniche project boasts a host of environment friendly features. The materials that have gone into the making of the track as well as the lighting system used for the project should rank it among the greenest such ventures in the country.
Dubai hotels booking out for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s is an extremely busy season for Dubai hotels, and it should come as no surprise that almost four months before the year turns over, the city’s most popular luxury hotels are already fully booked for the last evening of 2014.
Traffic nightmare in Dubai’s Discovery Gardens
Dubai: After living for 12 years in The Gardens, Karina Clarkson, 40, is now looking to move out. The daily traffic gridlock in the community has left the British expat with few options.
