http://deserthopper.com Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:05:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en International pop icon Tarkan will be performing in Dubai's Media City on November 9th. Find more information about the show and tickets here. image source  http://deserthopper.com/2006/11/04/tarkan-in-dubai/ Explorer Publishing's new book Oman Off-Road sounds like a fantastic resource for adventurous travelers in Oman. From Amazon UK: The ultimate accessory for any 4WD, "The Oman Off-Road Explorer" helps drivers to discover Oman's 'outback'. Detailed, yet easy-to-use maps feature superimposed routes, GPS coordinates and points of interest. The off-road routes ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/11/01/oman-off-road/ "With 2,400 workers daily on-site, Burj Dubai, the super tower developed by Emaar Properties, completed 80 levels today rising to a height of 277 metres. The iconic structure, at the heart of the AED 73 billion (US$20 billion) Downtown Burj Dubai, is billed to be the world’s tallest tower when ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/11/01/its-getting-taller/ Gowealthy.com, a real estate and lifestyle website, has been awarded the CNBC Arabian Property Award, 2006 for the best property portal. Gowealthy.com looks like a good resource, with lots of information and news on the global property market but with a particular focus on Dubai.  image source http://deserthopper.com/2006/11/01/gowealthycom-wins-award/ 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. http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/31/wallpaper-city-guides/ 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 ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/30/muscat-duty-frees-award-nomination/ Want 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 ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/30/young-pretenders/ A 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 ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/18/budget-hotels-in-the-gcc/ 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 ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/18/globalhotelsellerscom/ Another 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 ... http://deserthopper.com/2006/10/17/borders-arrives-in-the-gcc/