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Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, The Palm, Dubai - Dawn

An ultra-luxury stay and dining at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, The Palm

Guests are taken on a sensorial culinary journey across the resort’s seven dining and bar options

Empower reports robust growth of 41.3%

Empower reports 41.3% rise in buildings using district cooling over last five years

Among the buildings that are serviced within Empower’s portfolio, the residential sector tops the list of the company’s clients with 64 per cent

Dubai Customs Dell

Dubai Customs opts for Dell Technologies to accelerate digital transformation

Dubai Customs chose a combination of Dell’s next-generation data protection and backup solutions to meet the organisation’s data protection needs

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Dubai receives flag from Prague to host 27th ICOM in 2025

Dubai will be the first city in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia region to host the ICOM conference

Paul and Elia GXR records

GXR Records, Dubai latest indie music label, to showcase regional artists globally

Launched by Dubai-based Galaxy Racer, the new music label will focus on developing talents in West Asia and North Africa

Tech Awards

Nominations now open for GB Tech Awards 2022

The awards will be held on October 12 at Headlines, Dubai alongside the region’s largest tech event Gitex Global

Dubai Motorbike racing

Dubai: Motorbike racing event, DSBK – The Adrenaline Cup, to be held in October

The event will be held on October 9 at Dubai Autodrome

Emirates Auckland flights

Emirates to operate direct A380 services to Kuala Lumpur, Auckland from December

The airline currently operates to both cities with a linked Boeing 777-300ER service

The Atlantis The Royal Residences poolside. This is the largest penthouse on Palm Jumeirah and sold by B1 Properties.

Dubai: Atlantis The Royal Residences’ largest penthouse sells for Dhs163m

The five-bedroom triplex penthouse on Palm Jumeirah is 25,208 square feet and includes a sky garden, two private pools and terraces, and a private elevator

Dubai Airport

Dubai Airport expects full recovery next year amid travel surge

Dubai attracted 86.4 million travellers in 2019

Dubai sees 22% growth in commercial licencing transactions in H1 2022

Dubai sees 22% growth in commercial licencing transactions in H1 2022

The Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees aims to expand the services it provides, including issuing commercial licences and work permits

Dubai rental rates see highest growth since May 2014

Rental growth in Dubai reaches highest rate since May 2014: CBRE

According to CBRE, average rents in the 12 months to July increased by 23.7 per cent, with average apartment and villa rents increasing by 23.5 per cent and 24.8 per cent respectively

Emirates

Dubai’s Emirates to introduce A380 service to Bengaluru

Bengaluru will be the second city in India to be served by the Emirates A380 aircraft

Dubai Metaverse Assembly: WEF, Meta, Mastercard, Emirates participate as partners

Museum of the Future, Dubai’s DEWA partner to showcase innovative tech

The agreement aims to pave the way for constructive research to help solve current ecological challenges

Dubai welcomes 71.12 million overnight tourists Pic courtesy WAM

Dubai attracts 7.12 million international visitors between January and June: DET

Dubai tourist numbers closed in on pre-pandemic levels with a growth of more than 183 per cent year-on-year in H1 2022, according to data from DET

Restaurant Reviews: Soul St at Five Jumeirah Village

If you’re looking for a casual party brunch with pool access, then the Nomad Brunch at Soul St. is just the one for you

Sheikh Hamdan announces restructuring of Dubai Municipality

Sheikh Hamdan announces restructuring of Dubai Municipality

Dubai Municipality will feature four new agencies, facilitate enhanced governance, privatise eight main activities and create Dhs10bn worth of new economic opportunities

Dubai Police NFT

Dubai Police to release second NFT collection during Gitex 2022

The collection features 150 free digital assets that symbolise the force’s innovation, security and communication values

Dubai new decree passed amending property allotment law

Dubai issues decree regulating grant of title to industrial and commercial land

The decree is the latest in a series of laws that have been recently passed in Dubai in relation to property

Dubai issues decree for commercial properties

Dubai issues law regulating use of commercial lands

The Dubai Land Department has been authorised to conduct inspections of commercial land plots to ensure full compliance with the ‘Musataha’ agreement

electricity and water services

Dubai’s energy demand rises by 6.3% in H1 2022: DEWA

Demand for energy in the first half of 2022 reached 23,096 GWh compared to 21,729 GWh in the first half of 2021

Lord Abett to open office at DIFC receives DFSA nod

Asset management firm Lord Abbett to open its first Middle East office at DIFC

US-based Lord Abbett joins more than 250 leading wealth and asset managers at DIFC

Dubai Hotel occupancy rises in q2 2022l

UAE’s hotel sector shows strong growth in Q2 2022: JLL

Dubai saw the completion of around 500 keys in Q2 2022, which led to the city’s total hotel stock reaching 144,000

Metaverse

Dubai’s new metaverse strategy to create 40,000 virtual jobs

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council launched the metaverse strategy on July 18

B2B marketplace

Here’s how this B2B marketplace helps SMEs expand globally

Gulf Business in an exclusive interview with Suchit Kumar, CEO at Texub and Niranjan Gidwani, consultant director at Texub

Dubai Rental Market on the uptick in June GettyImages-1392301478

Rental growth rising in Dubai’s residential market, despite price growth moderating: CBRE

Average rents in the 12 months to June increased by 21.7 per cent, with average apartment and villa rents increasing by 21.2 per cent and 24.7 per cent, respectively

OKX

Crypto exchange OKX gets Dubai licence, set to open hub in city

OKX has been granted a provisional virtual assets licence to provide services to qualified investors in the UAE

courtesy- WAM

Limo and e-hail sectors record 85% growth in H1 2022: RTA

According to Dubai’s Road Transport Authority, limos and e-hailing vehicles made 6.3 million journeys in the first six months of 2022

AMAF and Awqaf launch endownment projects In Dubai - image- WAM

UAE’s Awqaf, AMAF launch four endowment projects in Dubai worth Dhs56.2m

The new projects located across Dubai will be implemented from the fourth quarter of the year

Airbnb readies $2bn buyback on surge in travel demand

Dubai ranks as 10th best Airbnb destination globally in 2022

According to the latest data from Inkifi, Dubai has 15,948 Airbnb active rentals