Work Boat Gulf 2009 Event

Gulf work boat demand remains strong

Despite the Wall Street “meltdown” and the recent 60 percent drop in the price of oil, the demand for work boats, tugs, and offshore service vessels remains strong in the Arabian Gulf.

The Gulf

Gulf Cruise Sector to Double by 2010

DUBAI - The cruise sector of the shipping industry continues to grow, as the popularity of cruising holidays increases in the Gulf region and expects to handle 400,000 passengers by 2010.

$6 Billion Rail Network

Railway to link Gulf with Europe

A rail link between Turkey and the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is currently being studied by regional engineers, The Media Line has learned.

Flights To Begin At End Of October

Air Arabia set for Nairobi

The Sharjah / United Arab Emirates based first Gulf low-cost airline is now set for flights between Nairobi and Sharjah beginning at the end of October.

Bahrain International Exhibition Center - April 6 to 8

Work Boat Gulf to take place in booming Bahrain

The Gulf is now a major center for the workboat industry with multi-billion dollar offshore land reclamation development projects running concurrently with major oil and gas projects.

ADTA Opens Offices In Three Key Cities

Abu Dhabi looks for tourism gold in China

ABU DHABI (August 25, 2008) - Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the apex body which manages the tourism industry in the Arabian Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, has opened offices in three key cities in C

Beat The Deadline

Priority booking rates available for the Technology and Event Services Village at GIBTM

Companies interested in showcasing their products at the Technology and Event Services Village at Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings (GIBTM) can benefit from the early-bird booking rate avai

First Airline From The Gulf Region To Fly To Belarus

Etihad Airways to launch air service to Minsk

Etihad Airways will launch a twice-weekly service to Belarus capital city of Minsk beginning August 5. The new air link is anticipated to boost the trade links and investment ties between the UAE and Belarus, with the volume of trade between the two countries standing at more than $30-40 million (Dh110-150m) per year.

Currently Developing As Many As 25 Hotels

Best Western to be the largest hotel chain in the Middle East within three years

Best Western, The World’s Largest Hotel Chain®, has announced that it is currently developing as many as 25 hotels in Gulf Cooperation (GC) countries which will lead it to become the most extensive hotel chain in the Middle East within 2011.

Golf Resorts At Various Stages Of Planning Or Construction Around Oman

Oman sees tourism future in golf as well as sunshine

It may have year-round sunshine, sandy beaches, cliff-top forts and desert dunes, but Oman is hoping golf will help it lure more tourists as it tries to wean its economy off oil exports.

Today, the Gulf Arab country has one 9-hole course which is frequented by Western expatriates, businessmen and tourists.

Creation Of Saadiyat Island To Include 30 New Hotels, 3 Marinas, And 2 Golf Courses

Abu Dhabi may become the ultimate travel destination

The eyes of the world could soon be on Abu Dhabi, which, as Steffan Rhys found out, is exactly what it wants.

Days earlier, President George W. Bush had checked out of the Emirates Palace. The leader of the free world is one of the few people alive considered eminent enough to occupy the eighth floor of the world’s only seven star ... read more

Medical Tourism

Gulf emerging as big market for Indian medical tourism

DUBAI - India's growing reputation as a major medical tourism destination is attracting more and more visitors from Gulf countries. And many travel agents are now offering packages combining treatment with a vacation.

The Gulf: The Beauty Of The Beast

Camels line up for Gulf beauty contest

ABU DHABI - More than 10,000 camels from across the Gulf will be competing for millions of dollars in prize money at a beauty pageant for the "ship of the desert" in Abu Dhabi next week.

The contest is part of a camel festival being staged from Wednesday in the capital of the United Arab Emirates which aims to celebrate and preserve the ... read more

Gulf

AGCC, EU to sign tourism pacts

MUSCAT — The first phase of the tourism sector sponsorship agreement will be signed today on the Tourism Ministry premises, as part of the Gulf Chambers Union’s endeavour to attract direct European investment under an MoU signed between the Gulf and the European chambers in November.

Gulf Tourism

Qatar scores the best in tourism among Gulf countries

Qatar has beaten countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and fellow Arab countries in the worldwide tourism index, in which it clinched the 37th spot.