The number of outbound tourists traveling on round trip tickets increased to 80%, indicating travelers are returning to Dubai. Travel agents said 20% of travelers are departing on one way tickets because seats are not available. Those who travel on round trip tickets must wait ten days for the return trip departure date to be confirmed by the travel agent.
According to Dubai based travel agents and tour operators the number of outbound tourists has fallen between 20% and 30% compared to last year. They said airlines have increased their fares as a result. Emirates airlines coordinated their price fare increases with the launch of new flight services across their network, and different new promotions.
In its time, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering. Even today it’s impressive, despite having long since been surpassed by longer and more monumental suspension bridges, even in the New York City area. The bridge was designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling, who was responsible for the United States’ first suspension bridge completed in 1847 (an aqueduct in Pennsylvan...
This museum has an extensive collection of many works of art, including the Straus Collection of Renaissance and 18th-century paintings, as well as Post-Impressionist works from Gauguin, Van Gogh and Monet. Boasting over 45,000 pieces of art, this museum also showcases antiquities, African sculptures, costumes and textiles. The Beck Building has skylights in its roof, allowing sunlight to stream t...
Rossio is the local nickname for Praca Pedro IV and with all the hustle and bustle of office workers, peddlers and tourists; it operates almost like a mini-district on its own. It certainly looks the part: cobblestone streets, fountains and perched high on a marble platform is Dom Pedro IV (first emperor of Brazil). Rossio train station, with its filigree horse-shoe shaped arches is standout, alon...
Hili Fun City opened in 1985 in Al Ain and expanded with the opening of an Olympic-size ice rink in 1987. Back then there were a total of 34 attractions. In 2009, TDIC was appointed to rennovate the park, and the place re-opened in September with 21 entirely renovated attractions and the addition of seven new rides. Here are a few of the changes made: - A new entrance for the park has b...