The hotel group targets to have 100 hotels either operating or under construction in the region by 2015.
The emirate has launched a new cultural district in Downtown Dubai, which will include an opera house, an art museum, galleries and art hotels.
F1 boss says there won’t be violence at Bahrain race and protests should be peaceful.
The region has witnessed a growing shift towards the wellness experience.
The emirate will not stop issuing new hotel licenses as previously reported by local media, but will be selective in the number it grants.
More than 1.5 million tourists visited the emirate last year, and the city is putting in several efforts to attract more visitors in the future.
Dubai will soon welcome two large hotels located in close proximity. But will they be able to co-exist and attract enough demand?
The hotel group has 15,000 rooms under development in the MENA region and is planning further expansion.
Hotels in Dubai and Jeddah saw occupancy levels rising in January 2012, according to TRI Hospitality Consulting.
Victoria’s $16.5 billion tourism industry has benefitted from Emirates’ marketing efforts, which include the Melbourne Cup
Abu Dhabi has recorded its most successful year ever in terms of hotel guest arrivals with some 2,111,611 visitors.