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  Dubai goldrush makes World Travel...

  (22 Mar, 2010) The dawn of space tourism, the launch of Tripadvisor, online check-in and jetting off to Dubai for sun and shopping are among the greatest travel triumphs of the noughties,...
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  Craig Moyes takes on RTE’s meetings...

  (22 Mar, 2010) Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) has announced the appointment of Craig Moyes as its new group exhibition director for the global meetings and events portfolio. Moyes was...
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  Arabian Adventures opens operations...

  (22 Mar, 2010) Regional DMC Arabian Adventures has opened a new, state-of-the-art operations centre at Dubai Investment Park. The new facility is designed to support Arabian Adventures’...
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  Convention 2020 studies evolution of...

  (22 Mar, 2010) ICCA, IMEX and Fast Future Research are collaborating on Convention 2020 – a strategic foresight study designed to help all members of the meetings industry prepare for the...
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  Red tape curtails Dubai events industry

  (22 Mar, 2010) Concert promoters are up in arms over taxes being placed on the sale of tickets in Dubai, while promoters and venues in Abu Dhabi are cashing in on the neighbouring emirate’s...
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  BA introduces grants for SMEs in the UAE

  (22 Mar, 2010) British Airways has seen huge uptake on its Business Opportunity Grants, which it launched in the UAE towards the end of last year. With the economic downturn seeing business...
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  DWTC welcomes record number of visitors

  (22 Mar, 2010) Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) welcomed over 1.2 million visitors in 2009. Latest figures from the venue operator and events organiser have revealed a 12 percent increase in...
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  Abu Dhabi welcomes 1.5 million visitors

  (22 Mar, 2010) Abu Dhabi achieved a two percent rise in hotel guest numbers last year bucking international trends in a globally depressed tourism market. Some 1.54 million guests stayed in...