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  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business The UAE is fast cementing its position as a luxury destination, where tourists are willing to spend more on their holidays. Experts have been talking about exponential growth in luxury tourism in the country, and researches based on travellers’ booking and behaviour confirm the same. A recent research by a travel data platform states ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The architectural design of the School in the sustainable city is now official. The school is planned to be built inside the first residential community of its kind in Dubai, and the project aims at rethinking teaching and learning environments in a sustainable way. The forward-thinking school is designed by Danish architect and design practice ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for arts, culture and heritage, has announced its participation in the upcoming ‘REMIX Sydney 2016’ summit, to be held in Sydney, Australia on June 2 – 3. REMIX Sydney 2016 — one of a number of global summits aiming to tackle the big ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Government Leaders Programme has opened the registration for the 4th Future Leaders Programme aimed at preparing national cadres under ‘The Leader of the 21st Century’ model launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Applications for registration will be ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s bustling US$1.5 billion dollar trade for hardware and tools in 2015 has been reinforced by the strong industry turnout at the 17th edition of Hardware+Tools Middle East, which concluded recently in Dubai. A total of 2,907 regional trade buyers and construction industry professionals attended Hardware+Tools Middle East 2016, as they sourced the latest solutions ...

  Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has been awarded with the 21st Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Award under the smart e-services category, for its successful implementation of the UAE Government’s FEDnet project. The award was given by Middle East Excellence Awards Institute. Abdelnasir Rahma Obaid Al Shamsi, Senior Manager for Infrastructure Management in E-Government ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Etisalat to ensure that investment development initiatives and investors in Dubai will be supported by the latest information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. Under the MoU, Etisalat will provide state-of-the-art ICT solutions, including ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) opened registration for the 12th Best Consumer Awards, which encourage residential customers to use energy sensibly, and raises awareness about the importance of adopting environmentally-friendly practices. The awards reflect DEWA’s efforts to encourage customers to reduce their daily use of electricity and water, and supports its strategy to reduce energy demand ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s ENGAGE Dubai initiative recently organised its largest and most prestigious employee volunteering initiative ‘Give & Gain Day’ in UAE. Managed by the Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business, the global event was organised in cooperation with Business in the Community (BITC) UK. Last year over 31,000 volunteers in 36 countries ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has been presented with the title of ‘Most Innovative Airline of the Last Ten Years’ at the Telegraph UltraTravel Awards, which were held at the London Savoy Hotel. The awards are known as the ULTRAs and are conducted by an annual survey where readers of ...