Tag: Mall of the Emirates

Although it is nothing more than part of modern transport for some, for others Dubai Metro is a true phenomenon. And if a driverless train, self-opening doors and world-largest train track was not enough, the modern-day facility of Dubai even helps its commuters walk.

Dubai’s Eid al Adha round the clock shopping has generated a roaring trade for food and beverage outlets in Dubai Mall while some retailers complain of stores being “dead”.

Mall staff are having mixed reactions to the prospect of working around the clock as the emirate gears up for the start of another 48-hour shopping bonanza.

Deira City Centre, Mall of the Emirates and Mirdif City Centre now offer free wi-fi service for all visitors.

Dubai-based Mall of the Emirates will undertake a massive redevelopment project worth an estimated Dhs1 billion, developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has announced.

RTA's Rail Agency has recently launched the Metro Mini Entertainer at the Dubai Metro stations. This Entertainer is a discount voucher booklet and contains savings from over 30 different outlets representing restaurants and leisure centers located close to the Metro stations.

On the Dubai Metro, tourists are often frantically taking pictures as they pass iconic Dubai landmarks such as the Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, or the elevated ski slope at the Mall of the Emirates.

If fresh homemade breads, towers of dried fruits with white chocolate and moutains of salads sound like your kind of iftar, don’t go past the Sheraton at Mall of the Emirates.

Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that the number of users of public transport means (Dubai Metro, public buses, marine transit modes, and taxicabs of the Dubai Taxi Corporation only) in the first half of this year has hit 165,527,687 riders.

The asset and property management department of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) briefed a delegation from the Dubai Municipality (DM) about its best practices to manage the authority’s assets in a way that matches the best internationally recognised standards.