The Hotel Show offers exhibitors a platform for introducing and demonstrating new product, and meeting and exploring business opportunities with new and existing clients in a booming hospitality market that stretches from the Middle East to North Africa.
The Hotel Show 2008, offers hospitality professionals a comprehensive showcase of essential products, services and technologies to choose from. It is the ideal place to source the latest products and services for all aspects of the hotel, catering and leisure sector.
This is a networking opportunity par excellence, where industry professionals and the suppliers they rely on, can meet to discuss the future of their industry.
Events Details:
The Hotel Show
Jun 08 2008 - Jun 10 2008
Organiser : DMG World Media Dubai Ltd
Phone : 009714 3319688
Website : http://www.thehotelshow.com
Open To : Trade Only
Type : Exhibition
Venue : Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Location : Halls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Zabeel Hall, Al Multaqua Ballroom
Dubai Hotel Show 2008
World’s largest shopping mall to open in Dubai
The world’s largest shopping mall, the Dubai Mall, is due to open in Dubai at the end of August 2008. Set to be Emaar Malls Group’s flagship shopping mall development, Dubai Mall will be located at the centrepiece of the region’s most prestigious urban development to date, Downtown Burj Dubai, soon to be home to the world’s tallest building.
The Dubai Mall will add to the emirate’s impressive portfolio of shopping excellence, resulting in an unprecedented surge in Dubai’s retail sector, which is the fastest growing industry in the Middle East. According to industry forecasts, it has recently been announced that the retail sector is projected to exceed £250 billion in the Middle East by the year 2010, with Dubai leading the way in the region.
Dubai accounts for more than 50 per cent of the UAE’s shopping footfall and has long been famed for its world-class malls and the range of shops on offer. With everything from high-street stores such as Boots, Debenhams, and H&M to a range of designer boutiques including a branch of Harvey Nichols, shopping in Dubai has something to offer everyone. And now with the opening of the Dubai Mall, visitors can expect even more from the emirate.
The size of 50 football pitches, Dubai Mall is expected to attract well over 30 million visitors in its first year alone. The project will be a lifestyle and entertainment destination that will introduce pioneering and innovative leisure and entertainment concepts, set to revolutionise the modern shopping experience.
Amongst some of the ground-breaking attractions that the Dubai Mall will offer are 1,200 stores and 120 food and beverage outlets. It will also boast magnificent water features and one of the world’s largest indoor aquariums, the world’s largest indoor gold souk, an Olympic-size ice rink, and the region’s first SEGA indoor theme park.
In addition to the Dubai Mall, there are well over 50 other shopping malls with a variety of retail outlets including Souk Al Bahar an entertainment destination with over 130 shops. Dubai Outlet Mall, which launched at the end of 2007, and promotes value-shopping by retailing big brands such as Calvin Klein and Guess at fantastic discounts. And Wafi Mall one of the first shopping malls in the emirate and part of the Egyptian themed Wafi City, which boasts Cleopatra's Spa, Pharaoh's Club including a climbing wall and lazy river, and Khan Murjan - a subterranean artisan's market. More information on Dubai’s shopping malls and facilities can be found at dubaicityguide.com/shop.
Dubai Duty Free at Dubai International Airport is about ten minutes from the city centre and ranks among one of the largest duty-free operations in the world. Furthermore, the emirate has created a range of events to celebrate its shopping excellence. Dubai Summer Surprises, which runs in the summer months, and Dubai Shopping Festival which is the largest retailing event in the Middle East and runs in the winter, are host to a variety of activities.
Shopping malls are converted into venues for live entertainment, music, dancing, competitions, workshops and interactive programmes. These events are organised and promoted by a unique partnership between the Government of Dubai and the city’s enterprising corporate sector, acting as a catalyst in the development of Dubai’s growing retail sector and establishing the emirate’s place on the regional and international map.
For a more authentic experience, Dubai’s traditional Arabian souks showcase the emirate’s finest local products, from gold, spices and textiles through to fruit and fish. Remnant of the 19th century, the majority of souks are located in the Deira and Bur Dubai districts and are great places to haggle for a bargain.
Ian Scott, UK and Ireland director of the Government of Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing comments: “Dubai has seen an incredible boom in its retail sector with many exciting and pioneering shopping developments being created to inspire visitors. Dubai’s world-class shopping malls and trailblazing projects such as the Dubai Mall showcase how people have come to expect the best from the emirate. And, with all prices tax-free Dubai is well and truly setting itself apart from other holiday hotspots.
“Combined with the ever expanding and exciting new retail developments, such as the world’s first fashion island Isla Moda, new malls such as the Mall of Arabia which will be part of the City of Arabia in the Dubailand theme park, and Dubai Festival City which will comprise over 600 shops including 25 flagship stores, the emirate continues to fuel the ever-increasing demand, with its phenomenal growth on track to welcoming 15 million visitors by 2015.”
Source: Easier Travel
The World's first man-made snorkeling lagoon - Dubai
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A snorkelling lagoon with coral reefs and marine life is being built at the Oqyana World First project on Nakheel's offshore development The World.
Snorkellers will be able to swim amongst the marine life in a safe environment. The Reef Lagoon will be serviced by an adjacent scuba centre and will offer diving and boat related activities. It will be located on the Great Barrier Island, on of 22 islands that form the shape of Australia and New Zealand.
Oqyana is being built across the island and will have villas, water-homes, and apartments, plus hotels and restaurants.
The islands have been reshaped to ensure that water is continually circulated for purity and sustainability of marine life, according to the project's CEO Dr. Wadad Al Suweyah.
The World is a group of man-made islands of the shores of Dubai. which will be a development of residential areas, marinas, restaurants and ultimate ocean lifestyle.
Source:Deeper Blue
Multimillion Dollar Dolphinarium opens in Dubai
The UAE's first dolphinarium opened in Dubai yesterday. The 1,250 seat indoor arena at the Dubai Dolphinarium in Creek Park will stage three live shows a day, in which dolphins will perform acrobatics, jugglings and "dance" to music.
There is a classroom where visitors are encouraged to attend after shows to learn more about marine life. The dolphinarium also has a multi-media science library and an aqua-themed gym and fitness centre.
Visitors will be able to swim with the dolphins as part of special needs therapy sessions.
Animal rights campaigners have been protesting and speaking out over several months about these aquariums, saying that the viewing of captive animals which are trained to perform unnatural performances gives the public a false impression of their natural behaviour and their life.
A larger dolphinarium is to open later this year, at the Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah. Dolphinariums in dubai have caused a lot of controversy with campaigners as it was reported that the dolphins were taken from the wild off the coasts of the Solomon Islands.
Source: Deeper Blue
De La Soul Live in Dubai
Chi at The Lodge has seen some of the world's best DJs and live acts and is truly one of Dubai's top entertainment venues.
With its 4 rooms including the large outdoor terrace and dance floor and the luxey AC fused VIP room for those well needed escapes from the heat, Chi at The Lodge is a place to meet up with a group of friends and leave all your cares behind you for a truly old school night.
For the ultimate in old school clubbing, who better to play the beats and provide the tunes than the old school peace and love affirming masters of soul and hip hop De La Soul. On June 3rd Chi at The Lodge opens its doors to the legendary hip hop artists. It is time to flash back to the 80s and travel through decades of top tunes from the 'alternative' rappers who progressed the evolution of hip hop to a more peaceful and positive genre. Lasting the test of time, this new wave of hip hop has continued to please the masses so why not be there in person to witness some of the best hip hop culture.
DE LA SOUL DETAILS
Venue: Chi at The Lodge
Dates: 3 June
Cost: 140 Dhs
Source: Dubai Selected
Dubai Skiboard World Cup 2008
Dubai is fast becoming quite a hub for extreme sports. The kind of hair raising activities that send your heart beat over the monitor and keep adrenalin junkies on the straight and narrow - dune bashing, sky diving, wake boarding and bungee jumping to name but a few.
But now that Dubai has gone from simply a barren desert to a cosmopolitan metropolis boasting an arctic snow dome, the type of extreme sports we can get up to has expanded to those on snow and ice. Dubai has even attracted international status, with the city being chosen to host the Skiboard World Cup 2008 in May.
The three-day competition will take place at Ski Dubai from 22 - 24 May and promises some of the most extreme and exhilarating performances from some of the world's best skiboarders from 13 countries across the globe. Although a relatively young snow sport, skiboarding is in fact the fastest growing snow-borne activity, perhaps due to its unique combination of the best elements of snowboarding, skiing and inline skating.
Skiboarding is a great spectator sport with skiboarders knocking out endless fancy aerial tricks and turns and cheeky maneuvers to keep even the most proud thrill seekers entertained.
SKIBOARD WORLD CUP DETAILS
Venue: Ski Dubai, Mall of the Emirates
Dates: 22 - 24 May
Cost: TBC
Timings: 10am - 5pm
Tickets: 04 4094104
Source: Dubai Selected
Cream of UAE golfing talent to showcase skills in Dubai Trophy
Dubai: The cream of golfing talent in the UAE will display their skills when the eighth edition of the Dubai Golf Trophy, featuring the country's top 16 professionals and top 16 amateurs from the UAE PGA and UGA Orders of Merit, gets under way at Emirates Golf Club's Wadi by Faldo course on May 24.
The two-day event, sponsored by Dubai Golf, will follow a singles and doubles matchplay format, similar to the Ryder Cup, with eight fourball matches in the morning followed by eight foursome matches in the afternoon on the first day, and 16 singles on the second day.
Since its inception in 2000 as a social season-ender, the tournament has gone from strength to strength and is now one of the major highlights of the amateurs' season despite the domination of pros, who have won it six times while the amateurs winning in 2005 and 2007.
The amateurs, led by Steve Kelly, are running high on motivational ammunition, hoping to hold on to their title they won last year with a massive 21-11 margin.
"As Captain of the 2008 amateur team I have a great act to follow with the amateurs having had such a strong performance last year," said Kelly.
Friendly rivalry
"I am sure both teams will be keen to impress and play the game in the spirit we have come to enjoy over previous years. I look forward to renewing the friendly rivalry with Elliott Gray and his team.
"It was a privilege and an honour to have had Dave Wall select me as his Vice Captain for the 2007 tournament. I have chosen Paul King of Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club as my Vice-Captain for this year's event," said Kelly.
However, the professionals are keen to regain the prestigious trophy back from the amateurs. "Like all previous years, the Dubai Golf Trophy means a lot to each player selected to represent their respective side.
"I'm sure it will be another tremendous two-day match between the amateurs and the professionals and hope that the spirit of all the matches played equals that of last year. I really enjoyed my time being Vice Captain last year assisting Captain Alan MacKenzie and have selected Justin Parsons from The Montgomerie Dubai to be my playing Vice Captain this year," commented Elliott Gray, the Captain of the professional team. "Steve Kelly is a good friend and I know he will want to keep the trophy in the amateurs' cabinet, but lets see what happens, as we all know, in golf anything can happen!"
Grand final on Saturday
The 26-player draw has been published for the Grand Final of the 2007 - 08 TNT Amateur Order of Merit Golf Series to be held at Arabian Ranches Golf Club on Saturday.
The elite field have all qualified by virtue of being in the top 20 and ties in the eight-event series TNT Order of Merit held throughout the season at Arabian Ranches Golf Club. In addition the winners of the Qualifying Rounds also are in the Grand Final field. The winner of this Saturday's 18-hole Stableford format with full handicap allowance will join Mark Clifton (17) (UGA) and Francisco Giles (5) (DCGYC), who all receive invitations to participate in the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters pro-am.
Source: Gulf News
Spot Dubai Released "Reserve your accommodation in Dubai"
Now the travelers wishing to go to Dubai have the possibility to send a request to Spot Booking Team and ask for rates for their desired hotels.
Click here To Send your Booking Request
The Big Ball Dubai 2008
This year's glitzy, exclusive ball will be bigger than before and is scheduled for June 1st, 2008 at the luxurious Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai with more than 700 prestigious guests. The objective of this gala event is to raise $US 250,000 to aid UNICEF and underprivileged children worldwide, through the auction, sponsorship and table sales.
Beneficiaries for The Big Ball 2008:
In Aid of
Unicef Initiative: Adopt-A-School, Lebanon
Dubai Autism Centre
to Read more about this event go to : The Big Ball
Dubai really is becoming the Las Vegas of the Gulf
Bar the gambling and a few other sins, Dubai really is becoming the Las Vegas of the Gulf.
As Dubai sees the further development of its international airport as well as the construction of a bigger and brighter airport in Jebel Ali, it is hard to picture this crazy town before its globalization and rise to glory. A time when people wondered why on earth Dubai needed its own airport when there was one down the road in Sharjah.
Dubai has seen a mammoth transformation from a small trading port in the desert to a post-urban metropolis; to the Vegas of the Middle East. The ruling Maktoum family, have long had a clear vision for the development of Dubai and even though the UAE and the USA are two countries very far apart in distance and culture, it cannot be denied that the brains behind the two uber cities seemingly have a lot in common.
The cultures behind Dubai and Vegas have masterminded two cities flying high on the commercial and tourism radar, serving up glitzy hotels, flashing neon lights, big brash shows, music, clubbing and a general 24 hour shining light in an otherwise barren desert. Gambling and other sins of the West may be banned here but under its glittering surface Dubai is just like any other big city where money can pretty much buy you anything and the sky really is the limit.
Not to be outshone by anyone else though, world records seem to play a big part in Dubai's development - the tallest tower, the biggest hotel, the largest shopping mall and the world's greatest theme park to name but a few. Commercialism is rife here, and Dubai is sailing off the back of its reputation as the next big city in terms of tourism and trade.
There is no surprise that trades such as tourism are being developed to keep the luxury lifestyle afloat and the dream alive, as unknown to many, Dubai has very little oil income of its own. It is its neighbouring Gulf States that are sitting on the oil revenue.
But even without the oil, this city is awash with money. Just like Vegas, Dubai is a fantasy world, a playground and a toy town - but it is a toy town that is actually living and breathing, and allowing many pleasure-seekers to live the dream. (Even though many people have invested their life savings in to a home which hasn't even been built yet!) With Dubai spreading its wings into the sea and building homes on man-made islands and an underwater hotel, the big question is how long will it be before we are laying down the chips in off shore casinos? Only time will tell.
Source: Dubai Selected
Dubai is hot market for economy hotels
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After establishing itself as a top luxury destination, Dubai is now becoming a strong market for economy hotels, said Yann Cailliere, COO of Accor Hospitality for France, Southern Europe, & MEA.
Dubai has taken about five years to develop into a market for economy hotels, he noted, whereas it normally takes fifteen years for an emerging market to reach this stage. Accor currently has 21 hotels in the region, and plans to increase that figure to 70 by 2012.
Source: Ame Info
