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Foreign Travel to the UAE Jumps

by admin February 15, 2012

  The number of overseas visitors expected to visit the UAE this year is expected to surpass 9 million, a 9% increase over 2011. Confirming increased interest in tourism is a 132% increase in pre-registered attendees to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) the region’s premier travel exhibition. Reasons for increased interest in the region include [...]

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Rapid Growth Expected in MENA Region Airlines

by admin November 14, 2011

  Airlines in the Middle East continue to surpass competitors world-wide, and Boeing now estimates that the region will require an estimated 2,520 planes (worth $450 billion) by 2030. That figure represents a growth rate of 160 percent from the current fleet of 1,040 planes. 66 percent of the new planes will be used for [...]

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