Work Boat Gulf 2009 Event
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eTN Staff Writer
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.
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The Gulf
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khaleejtimes.com
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.
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$6 Billion Rail Network
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Yaniv Berman, The Media Line (www.medialine.org) for eTurboNews
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.
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Flights To Begin At End Of October
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Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
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.
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Bahrain International Exhibition Center - April 6 to 8
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eTN
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.
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ADTA Opens Offices In Three Key Cities
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eTN
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
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Beat The Deadline
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eTN
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
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First Airline From The Gulf Region To Fly To Belarus
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.
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Currently Developing As Many As 25 Hotels
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eTN
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.
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Golf Resorts At Various Stages Of Planning Or Construction Around Oman
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.
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Creation Of Saadiyat Island To Include 30 New Hotels, 3 Marinas, And 2 Golf Courses
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
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.
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The Gulf: The Beauty Of The Beast
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
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.
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Gulf Tourism
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.
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