July, 2017

• 3 July

  As Amazon fear widens, UK retailer shows how to fight back

  

  Bloomberg As Amazon.com Inc moves deeper into the grocery and fashion industries, the companies in its cross hairs could look to the UK for a lesson in how to handle an incursion from the Seattle-based giant. Dixons Carphone Plc, Britain’s largest consumer-electronics retailer, has thrived in an area where Amazon’s presence is long established. Selling an array of products from …

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• 2 July

  Abu Dhabi welcomes 2mn hotel guests in five months

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In the period January to May this year, the emirate of Abu Dhabi recorded nearly 2 million hotel guest arrivals (1,965,436), a 4% growth compared to the same period in 2016, figures released by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) show. Of this figure, domestic visitors account for more than 600,000 hotel …

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• 2 July

  Air Arabia adds Sohar to Oman network

  

  Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today announced that starting from July 9, Sohar will become the third destination to join its Oman network. The new route complements Air Arabia’s existing operations in Oman to Muscat and Salalah, boosts travel and trade opportunities between the two Gulf countries, and provides …

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• 2 July

  Dubai Chamber to send high-level trade mission to Italy and France

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has finalised its preparations to lead a high-level trade delegation to the Italian Riviera and southern France July 3-7 in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Economy. The trade mission will cover Genoa, Monaco, and Nice, where a 20-member delegation from the UAE will meet with representatives from the …

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• 2 July

  500,000 visitors, int’l tourists visit Yas Island during Eid

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Yas Island achieved an extraordinarily successful Eid al-Fitr festive period with a record-total of 500,000 local visitors and international tourists to the island, according to Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi. The island hotel occupancy rates saw an impressive increase of 11 percent from last year over the Eid period. The week-long Eid …

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• 2 July

  Etihad says laptop ban on Abu Dhabi-US flights lifted

  

  Bloomberg / Emirates Business The US Department of Homeland Security lifted its ban on electronic devices in the cabins of commercial jetliners flying to the US from Abu Dhabi after validating security measures at a new facility inside Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to a statement from Etihad Aviation Group. “The removal of the restrictions allows passengers flying to the …

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• 2 July

  Phnom Penh becomes Emirates’ latest gateway

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Phnom Penh (PHN) in Cambodia, via Yangon in Myanmar. The airline says that the new service, operated with a Boeing 777 aircraft, broadens the its network in Southeast Asia to 13 cities in eight countries and offers more …

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• 2 July

  10mn passengers pass via AUH in five months

  Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 10 million passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), during the first five months of the year, a 1.8 growth over the same period last year, with the month of May posting a 2.00 percent decline in traffic volume compared to the corresponding period in 2016. According to data released by Abu Dhabi …

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• 2 July

  Sharjah Expo attracts more than 100,000 visitors in Ramadan Nights

  Sharjah / WAM The Ramadan Night’s Exhibition concluded with 78% year-on-year growth rate as it attracted 108,569 visitors compared to 60,915 visitors in 2016. The event was organised by Expo Centre Sharjah in observance of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr. The 16-day exhibition was held as part of the 28th Sharjah Ramadan Festival, under the support of the Sharjah Chamber …

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• 2 July

  MBRSG launches ‘Academy of International Business’ confab

  Dubai / WAM More than 1,000 researchers, business leaders and public sector officials from 76 countries are attending the “Academy of International Business” Conference commenced on Sunday in Dubai. Themed “The contribution of MNEs to building sustainable societies”, the conference is being held under the patronage of The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution …

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