Dubai / Emirates Business It was a ‘ready, set, conserve’ morning, as Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) hosted the Hospitality Sustainability Board Game, the inaugural activity of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative. Created specifically for the hotel industry, the game, held recently at Media One Hotel, engaged industry professionals from across the city, as they …

  Sharjah / WAM The official hashtag for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) #SIBF16, has received more than 700 million impressions during the first five days of the fair, with the tag becoming a popular trend through social media sites that include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. SIBF 2016’s total exposure using hashtag #SIBF16 over the course of the …

  Dubai / Emirates Business According to a recent study by Frost and Sullivan, the total waste generated in the GCC is expected to increase from 94 million MT in 2015 to as high as 120 million MT per annum by 2020. Growing population and industrialisation are viewed as the reason for the increased waste generation. The rise in municipal …