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Tata Group’s Air India Express delivers fresh travel benefits to passengers on UAE and Middle East flights. The airline now offers all passengers flying to specific routes 30kg free checked baggage and 7kg of free cabin baggage starting today. Enhanced Baggage Benefits Passengers traveling with babies get a bonus 10kg of free checked baggage which raises their total to 47kg. Every traveler must bring both a laptop bag and a backpack into the airplane since they must go under the seat. Users who select Xpress Lite fares receive discounted rates plus 3kg of free personal bags when flying. For a…
Dubai’s taxis now use e-hailing technology to make transportation more efficient and green while ensuring better traffic control throughout the emirate. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) uses smart applications to book taxis ahead reducing roaming taxi traffic and lowering emission levels. The adoption of the e-hail service led Dubai to achieve substantial growth and outstanding results. The market share of Dubai’s e-hail taxi industry increased by 16% between 2023 and 2024 with Hala e-hailing platform taking over more of the market. Users showed growing preference for Hala service during peak hours because its market share increased from 42% to…
This latest Global Power City Index (GPCI) has revealed that Dubai has again emerged as the world’s cleanest city, for the fifth time in succession. Dana: This is the award given by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation Institute for Urban Strategies: This once again confirms Dubai’s status of the world’s most sustainable city in terms of urban environment. Coming out atop 48 cities worldwide, Dubai scored a 100 per cent in the cleanliness parameter that is part of the environment pillar, an important sub-component constituting the index that measures city’s resilience. This is the true implication of Dubai Municipality working hand…
DXB for the second straight year has earned the title of the world’s busiest international airport for inbound, outbound, and transfer passengers. DXB remains the world’s most important international hub for passengers, and its overall seat share increases from 17.1m to 60.2m in 2024. A Consistent Global Leader This makes it the fifth time that the Philippine airline has earned the feat this 2019, 2023, and 2024, according to the global travel data company OAG. It oppurtion for DXB to strengthen its position, as the airport witnessed a 7% growth in terms of passenger traffic than in 2023. Replacing last…
The UAE Cyber Security Council has also recently disrupted a tremendous severity of cyberattacks achieving the goal of protecting public and private sectors against increasing cyber dangers. National CEBID programs have proven great essentiality in the prevention of malicious ‘’Ransomware’’ attacks on vital sectors in the nation. These attacks were targeting important information and information technology networks. Emergency measures in the sphere of cybersecurity together with adequate authorities reported and prevented about 200 thousand cyber threats per day. Regarding hackers and their roots, brisk measures inside the form of improved protection mechanisms and rock-bottom cybersecurity measures were put in place.…
Dubai is preparing to consolidate its position as the top international business event destination: the city / emirate has won bids for the hosting of 437 international conferences, conferences, and business meetings in 2024. Dubai has registered a 20% year-on-year success in the number of winning bids, largely due to growth by Dubai Business Events (DBE), the official convention bureau of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. Cohosting these occasions will bring an estimated 210,731 delegates to Dubai in the coming years and hence bring huge economic returns while boosting the sharing of knowledge and expertise globally. Dubai’s ascension…
Apparently, the population of the city has tremendously increased and has a statistic rise of 169104 in the year 2024 as estimated by the Dubai Statistics Centre. The boost will take the population of the emirate to 3.832 million, which is the highest population growth since 2018, when the city grew by 215, 000 residents. A Growing, Thriving City Apart from the weather, the tax free wages and legalized nightlife Dubai remains the prime destination for enjoying global residency. Foremost, the visa liberalization and a more relaxed residency visa regime starting in 2024 have made migration to the city even…
Yet again Dubai Mall which is the largest shopping mall in Dubai has broken the visitor traffic record by hosting 111 million plus visitors in 2024. This is remarkable, as the mall hit a record of 105 million visitors in the previous year 2023 and is now on the second successive year that it has recorded over one hundred million visits. Visitors have increased significantly beginning the year 2020 with 88 million people arriving in the country. Standing in the proximity of Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall has continued to receive tourists and visitors from around the world. Stretching over…
2025 is anticipate to be a transition year for startup funding in the UAE, but the expected investment is expected to be above the projected $2bn of 2024. This impressive growth is due to increasing investor confidence, regional economic stability as well as a growing innovative environment in the region. AI, fintech, climate, technology, and everything related to health technologies are expected to remain the most funded industries, with generative AI attracting more attention from investors because of its potential to substantially alter industries. Sources also expect that revenue-based financing and venture debt are some of the financing methods that…
Dubai now has a new project called the Creators HQ – a platform for 10,000 influencers to come and live in the city. The launch event recently occurred at the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2025 in the Emirates Towers and offers services like help with attaining the UAE Golden Visa, moving services, and workshops and mentorship options for its users. A Hub for Content Creators The Creators HQ is also within the framework of the UAE’s desire for continued development of the nation’s digital creation ecosystem. Organizers of the event announced that with 300 events and workshops per year, the…