These fabulous looking, pocket-sized city guides are now available and currently cover 20 major cities. None of these are in the GCC but their guide on Dubai will be out in April 2007, along with many more cities worldwide.
Archive for October, 2006
It might not be the biggest or the best airport Duty Free in the GCC, but Muscat Duty Free’s website is managing to get some attention. Times of Oman reports that the website has been nominated as a finalist for the International Travel Retail Website of the Year Award, at the International Frontier Awards to […]
Young Pretenders
30Oct06Want to get a Dubai-style holiday without actually having to go there and possibly paying less? Referring to the island as a
‘young pretender’, The Guardian recommends a stay at Bahrain’s luxurious Ritz Carlton and points out the golf courses and malls for tourists which don’t happen to be ‘in the same overdose quantities as in […]
Budget Hotels in the GCC
18Oct06A new concept is reaching the GCC - the budget hotel. Local Dubai media is reporting :
“The UAE’s first Express by Holiday Inn property, currently being built at Knowledge Village in Dubai is due to open in summer 2007. It is the first of 20 budget hotels planned by the brand in GCC countries by […]
GlobalHotelSellers.com
18Oct06 A new website has been launched which allows travellers to book hotel and airline tickets online:
“GlobalHotelSellers.com is a portal where the suppliers from hotel to excursions to car rentals to airport services come together to offer you the best of what they have offer and at the rates which you can’t find yourself.
GlobalHotelSellers.com is […]
Borders arrives in the GCC
17Oct06Another giant retailer has arrived in the GCC. Adding to Dubai’s bookstores is Borders, the American books-music-stationery chain which will be opening by the end of this month in the Mall of the Emirates. Gulf News reports that Borders will also be opening an outlet in Muscat next year. We hear that it […]
Overlooking the stunning coast of Musandam in Northern Oman is the Evason Hideaway and Six Senses Spa, a resort that will be opened in mid-2007. The property has 82 villas with bathrooms that extend to an outdoor shower. The secluded setting sounds like a perfect escape.
Some highlights:
Guests will have a choice […]
Dxb from the Sky
16Oct06Dubai from the Sky is a column run by Gulf News, and it has different galleries every week showcasing various developments in the Emirate. There are some interesting
pictures of the Palm Jumeirah, which is currently under construction.
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CNN Business Traveler
15Oct06This month, CNN Business Traveler will be featuring the Gulf:
We examine the rivalry between the region’s airports as they compete to create leading hub and spoke operations. We take viewers behind the scenes of the annual Routes Conference where airlines and airports decide where you’ll fly next. And we escape to the UAE’s first national […]
