RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Going beyond its regular ‘sun-sand-shopping’ image, UAE is making considerable strides towards eco-tourism and making it a vital part of the buoyant UAE hospitability sector along with the financial diversification. According to World Travel and Tourism Council forecasts, the UAE’s tourism sector is expected to experience annual real growth of about 6.5 percent till 2021, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking Groups in the region, has revealed findings on the habits and attitudes with regards to finance and banking, among people with disabilities in the UAE. The research, undertaken in partnership with IPSOS and Sustainable Square, sought to identify and understand the challenges that people with disabilities experience with ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business According to a report on consumer card spends for the first quarter of 2016 by Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the MENA region, domestic card spends in the country have increased by 12% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year. The report, based on credit and ...