TRAVEL NEWS
Monday, February 25, 2008
Dubai to build tram network
Dubai plans to have a A$540 million tram network up and running by September 2009 to deal with the growing transport demands of the booming Gulf emirate, Khaleej Times reported on Friday.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Friday, October 12, 2007
Dubai unveils 11 billion dollar canal plan
Cash rich Dubai on Wednesday unveiled the latest in a series of grandiose projects, a 75 kilometre (46 mile) canal which will extend the business and leisure hub into the heart of the emirate's desert.
afp.google.com
afp.google.com
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Dubai to invest $150 mln in Zanzibar resort
Dubai government-owned Istithmar will invest $150 million in developing a luxury resort in the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar, the private equity firm said in a statement on Thursday.
reuters.com
reuters.com
Monday, July 23, 2007
Dubai builds world's tallest skyscraper
Burj Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, yesterday became the tallest building in the world at 512.1 metres, developers said.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: burj dubai, Dubai, skyscraper
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
QE2 set for rebirth as luxury hotel off Gulf playground
The QE2 has been sold to the Dubai World company for $118 million and will be turned into a luxury hotel to be berthed at the Palm Jumeirah tourist resort from 2009.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, QE2, Queen Elizabeth 2
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
France to Open New Louvre in Abu Dhabi
France is set to open a new Louvre museum in Dubai, with the French Culture minister and head of Abu Dhabi's tourism signing an agreement that will pave the way for the Louvre Abu Dhabi to open sometime after 2012.
abcnews.go.com
abcnews.go.com
Labels: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Louvre
