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August 31st, 2014 - 10:31 GMT

Summer blues: Dubai hotel occupancy down by 4.6 percent

Dubai's hotel sector barely managed to break even in July. Occupancy levels slid by 4.6 percent due to a summer slowdown including the month of Ramadan.

April 30th, 2014 - 01:28 GMT

Dubai hotel profits up 53.3 percent in Q1

Increasing tourism rates in UAE have been met with increased investment in hotel development in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (File Archive)

December 27th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Vacation Destination UAE? Why 2014 is the year for tourism for the Emirates

UAE’s international tourism receipts are somewhat close to $10 billion

May 19th, 2013 - 11:39 GMT

If you're touring the Middle East, you're likely going to UAE

Dubai's investments in tourism pay off: UAE attracts most tourists in the region.

May 19th, 2013 - 05:34 GMT

Holiday! UAE is a top tourism destination in the Arab World in spite of Arab Spring

The hotel’s properties across the UAE are “performing as expected”

August 15th, 2012 - 12:20 GMT

UAE's hotels: more spare guest rooms at Ramadan

The political instability in some markets across the region such as Egypt and Syria has forced an upward growth in leisure demand in Dubai

February 26th, 2012 - 09:43 GMT

Dubai hotels: New source markets emerge back ontrack

According to recent statistics by ADTA, visitor arrivals reached 182,553 in October, up 21 percent year on year

December 5th, 2011 - 07:23 GMT