Airports
Dubai Discounts Increase Airport Traffic 7%
Discounts and special offers for airfare and hotel stays boosted air traffic at Dubai International Airport 7% last month. More than 3.21 million visitors passed through the worlds’ sixth busiest airport last month, compared to 3 million visitors for the same period last year. Dubai International Airport and its largest tenant, Emirates are using deep discounts to stimulate spending and bring more tourists in. The global recession has caused air traffic figures to decline around the globe, so Dubai’s increased traffic is remarkable.
Dubai’s economy is based mostly on trade and tourism, which are severely affected by the global economic recession. CEO of Dubai International Airport Paul Griffiths said “The fact that we continue to record positive growth even during a time when international travel has been severely affected by the global economic situation is a testimony to the attraction that Dubai holds internationally for business and tourism.”
More Airports
Latest Travel News
Featured Sights To See
The Botanical Gardens
Bucharest, Romania
Built in 1884, the Botanical Gardens in Bucharest have a large collection of 10,000 plants and the garden itself is huge. An entire day can be spent here observing the various varieties of plants and how they are managed. The collection has grown over the years to include various extinct varieties from all around the world. Apart from the green houses, an indoor tropical exhibition also takes plac...
What to do with Children in Tow
Vienna, Austria
Although Vienna is generally a city for grown-ups - intellectuals, thinkers, and artists - it also caters to children, of all ages and sizes. The numerous festivals around the city are enjoyed by the general population, and the many monuments and parks are frequented by local and visiting families everyday in large numbers.This is why many of the tour guides in the city have special packages for...
Rietburg Museum
Zurich, Switzerland
The Rietburg Museum is located in the middle of a 17 acre park, Rieterpark, in central Zurich. The park was bought by the city of Zurich in the 1940s. The collection is housed in the Wesendonck Villa, a mid-nineteenth century mansion built for industrialist Otto Wesendonck. It was also home to Richard Wagner. The beautiful Neo-classical villa was designed by Swiss architect...
Emam Khomeini Mosque
Tehran, Iran
in the bazaar area, a beautifully made mosque. ...