Six turtles released in latest rehabilitation effort Conservationists in Dubai are helping to save the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtle and other species with a flagship rehabilitation project. A week ago, six turtles were fitted with trackers and released into the sea as part of the Big Turtle Race. The creatures are now being followed using GPS and their progress mapped « Continue Reading »
Liner to be turned into 300-room hotel The iconic QE2 cruise liner is to become a new attraction in Dubai after her owners announced she is to be turned into a hotel. Operated as a Cunard liner from 1969 to 2008 out of her home port of Southampton, the QE2 will now reside at Port Rashid in Dubai, where she « Continue Reading »
A380 terminal will contain hotels and restaurants Dubai Airport is to get its very own A380-only terminal to accommodate 20 of the world’s largest passenger airliner. The $3 billion (£1.9 billion) building is being constructed adjacent to Terminal 3 and will open later this year – taking the airport’s capacity up to around 75 million passengers, the Indo-Asian News Service « Continue Reading »
Children’s City in Dubai is packed with great entertainments for children Take a trip to Children’s City in Dubai for some great family fun at one of the emirate’s top attractions. After disembarking from your flights to Dubai and checking into the hotel, why not whisk the kids over to this wonderful destination, where young ones will be able « Continue Reading »
Comic characters coming to Dubai Some of the world’s best-loved comic heroes will be coming to Dubai when Marvel Adventure opens there next year. IMG Group has signed a licence agreement with Marvel Entertainment, which owns the rights to characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk, to develop a 350,000 square feet family amusement centre comprising retail outlets, « Continue Reading »
4,000 hotel rooms to be added this year Dubai is continuing to grow, according to the latest industry figures on hotel rooms. At the end of the first quarter of 2012, there were 577 hotel rooms in Dubai with the total number of rooms and flats standing at 75,171, Gulf News reports. According to Ernst and Young, a further 4,000 « Continue Reading »
There are many things about a holiday in Dubai that can inspire the word “wow”, according to a travel writer. There are many things about a holiday in Dubai that can inspire the word “wow”, according to a travel writer. One of these things is the ten-acre Dubai Mall, which is the largest shopping arcade in the world, said Frank « Continue Reading »