Month: January 2022 Page 1 of 2

Dubai’s ranking as the No.1 global destination in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2022 has given the city a milestone moment in the new year.

The ranking will also bolster its drive to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make the Emirate the most visited destination and the best city to live and work in.

Dubai was voted #1 on the global list of Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for Best Global Destination, the world’s #1 destination for city lovers and #4 destination for ‘Food Lovers’. Read More

Emirate ranks above global cities like London, Rome and Paris to clinch the top spot.

Dubai has been declared as the world’s most popular destination for 2022. This came as Tripadvisor released its Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2022: The Best of the Best Destinations.

The Emirate has been ranked ahead of global cities like London, Rome and Paris to clinch the top spot.

The awards honour travellers’ favourite destinations, hotels, restaurants, things to do, and beyond, based on the reviews and opinions collected over a 12-month period. Read More

Everything will stay: 4.38 sq km Expo 2020 site to remain as a hub for new tech, innovation

Expo 2020 is a symbol of human solidarity that connected 192 nations at a ‘difficult moment’, and the pandemic has taught everyone to be humble about the uncertainties of what still may come, Reem Al Hashimi, Expo’s Director General and UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, has said.

Speaking to CNN’s Richard Quest on the ‘Quest Means Business’ programme, Al Hashimi said, “The pandemic hit everyone pretty strongly. When we had to delay for a year, I think it was an important moment for all of us. When I say us, I mean the international community but also the government of Dubai. How do we be responsible hosts? How do we bring the whole world together when you still in the middle of this?” Read More

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is taking legal recourse against a Canadian court order that allows the seizure of millions of dollars collected by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on behalf of Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) and the Indian regulator, reports Indian Express.

This follows after the Superior Court of Quebec passed separate orders on November 24 and December 21 on multiple petitions filed by three Mauritius-based shareholders of India’s Devas Multimedia Private Limited to enforce arbitration awards against the Indian government. Read More