Holidays in Dubai and Egypt are getting cheaper according to a recent survey by the Post Office. For a great value summer holiday, Brits should consider booking flights to Egypt or Dubai, as these mid-haul destinations offer more for your money this year. This is according to the findings of the 2011 Post Office Holiday Costs Barometer, which weighs up the « Continue Reading »
Palm Jumeirah’s recently opened Marina East is expected to be followed up by a similar sized opening later this year, taking the total capacity to 1,000 boats. Watersports fans looking to take a cruise during their holiday in Dubai may be excited to learn that the UAE city’s Palm Jumeirah marina is due to become twice as large. Local developer « Continue Reading »
New research has shown that Dubai is now the world’s joint-top shopping destination. Shopaholics looking to find all their favourite brands in one place are advised to book flights to Dubai, as the Emirati city has been named as the world’s joint top shopping destination. Only London can match Dubai’s boast of being home to 56 per cent of the « Continue Reading »
The Nation Towers in Abu Dhabi have unveiled the world’s highest link bridge. The UAE destination city of Abu Dhabi has announced another record-breaking first, with the opening of the Nation Towers’ Skybridge, which is the highest of its kind in the world. British travellers catching flights to Abu Dhabi can take advantage of this 202.5 metre-high bridge between the two « Continue Reading »
Families and watersports fans alike will be flocking to Festival Marina in Dubai for this weekend’s Dragon Boat Festival. Dubai Dragon Boat Festival is due to get underway today (April 8th) as the UAE city welcomes back this popular watersports event for its fourth year in a row. Festival Marina in Dubai Festival City will play host to two days « Continue Reading »
A shipment of live sturgeons has been delivered to Abu Dhabi by Middle Eastern airline Etihad. Emirati airline Etihad welcomed some unusual passengers on its flights to Abu Dhabi this week – 22 adult sturgeons, headed to the world’s largest caviar farm in the UAE. The new 60,000 square metre state-of-the-art farm has been commissioned in the Emirati capital, with the « Continue Reading »
Motocross stars from all over the world will descend on Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach for the first leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour next week. International motocross riders are revving up in advance of next week’s Red Bull X-Fighters event, which will take place on Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach on April 15th and 16th. The event, which is sure to « Continue Reading »