Al Wojdaniya Corporation for Car Rental and Passenger Buses, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (MBRE) functioning under the umbrella of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, has signed an AED10.5 million agreement with Emirates to provide luxury transportation for the airline's guests.
The agreement represents a remarkable success for an MBRE member and provides a significant boost to the growth of small... [more]

Visa announced the launch of the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection, giving Visa Platinum and Visa Infinite cardholders in the UAE a way to now find, book and enjoy unique benefits at a hand-selected group of prestigious hotel properties throughout the world.
Visa Platinum and Visa Infinite cardholders now have around-the-clock access to research and book accommodations at luxury properties around the world - from celebrated hotels and resorts to new boutique... [more]

Exhibitors at this year's Gitex Shopper exhibition are planning the biggest ever sales bonanza for Middle East consumers, with launches of the latest technology products and exclusive offers which cover a wide range of hi-tech merchandise.

The largest consumer IT and electronics show in the Middle East, Gitex Shopper takes place from 16-23 October at the Airport Expo Dubai and is organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Part of Gitex Technology... [more]

As part of its Eid celebrations, The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination in Downtown Dubai, is offering visitors a host of traditional Arabian cultural experiences and shoppers the opportunity to win grand prizes including holiday packages.
The Eid promotion, which commences on September 7, 2010, will be highlighted by colourful Eid band performances, henna painting, Ramadan tents, falconry, heritage activities,... [more]

Al Qasba, the premiere tourist, cultural and entertainment destination in the emirate of Sharjah, announced the successful conclusion of 'Ramadaniat Al Qasba 2010, a series of religious and cultural activities inspired by the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan.
Officials at Al Qasba have revealed that the conclusion of the one-month event will witness a fireworks celebration on Friday September 10th at 10:00 pm and a special parade for kids with... [more]

Since its introduction in the Middle East in 2003, the region's automotive connoisseurs have been familiar with the Continental GT. Representing the first step in Bentley's renaissance and defining a whole new market segment, this luxury GT has for the past seven years offered excellent usability that has remained true to the Bentley grand touring spirit.
On September 7, this seminal and highly successful model will move in a bold and exciting direction... [more]

Samsung has introduced a new 1GHz Arm Cortex A9 dual-core processor intended for mobile applications. Featuring Samsung's 45-nanometer low-power process technology, the Orion processors include a 32KB data cache and a matching 32KB instruction cache, along with a 1MB L2 cache for improving overall speed and performance. The new processor incorporates an onboard native triple display controller architecture that compliments multi-tasking operations... [more]

Some 25 travel agents in Dubai and 15 from Abu Dhabi have been nominated by VisitBritain to sign up for a free online training programme that aims to supply Middle East travel agents and regional travel trade organisations with expert destination knowledge on the UK.
The E-learning programme, designed to help front-line travel sales staff increase visitor numbers to the UK through a more in depth knowledge of Britain, consists of three modules followed... [more]

The Address Dubai Mall, the five star premium hotel of The Address Hotels + Resorts with the distinction of being directly linked to the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, celebrates its first anniversary.
In its successful first year of operations, The Address Dubai Mall has not only become a preferred destination for business travellers and leisure guests but also introduced several landmark initiatives that are a first for... [more]

Etihad Airways is celebrating the maiden commercial flight of its first female Captain, Sophie Blanchard. Captain Blanchard, a French national, will take the controls of the left hand seat in the flight deck for the first time on Wednesday 8 September for flight EY17 from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow.
She joined Etihad in 2007 as a First Officer, after initially flying for Etihad Crystal Cargo with Air Atlanta. Since joining Etihad, Captain Blanchard... [more]

Air Arabia announced today that it will start direct services to the Egyptian city of Alexandria, from the carrier's second hub in Mohamed V Airport, Casablanca. Egypt represents the 12th destination on the Air Arabia's growing network from Morocco. The airline will start its flights to Alexandria on October 4th, 2010.
Roundtrip flights will initially operate three times per week flying to Alexandria every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On October... [more]

Al-Dar Real Estate has received about 12 offers for building “Water Park” in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, whose cost will be about 147bn Dhs , meaning (40 bn dollars) . It is worthy mentioning that, the project is planned to be done by 2012.