Articles tagged “dubai”

Six Flags still considers international licensing an important driver of revenue growth, despite some roadblocks along the way. Back in the U.S., where most of its parks are located, weather put a damper on quarterly earnings.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers serves an Americana-style experience and menu of burgers, fries and frozen treats, and it will bring its brand overseas for the first time, to Dubai. It’s a path that has become familiar for a number of U.S.-based chains.

The BestCities Global Alliance and Dubai Business Events are focusing more on how convention bureaus can collaborate with association conference organizers to create a longer legacy impact of business events for both the organizations and host destinations.

Is there a real demand among travelers for robotic luggage handlers, 3-D mapping technology, or a massive rainforest? When is too much just too much, or do we need these types of hotels to remind us of what we can achieve when it comes to hospitality? Or when it comes to Dubai, does extravagance equate to authenticity?

By making its destination rankings more global in scope, Cvent hopes to expand its brand identity, exposure, and reach worldwide.

Massive new airports in Dubai and Istanbul will drastically shift flight patterns across Europe and Asia by the opening of Dubai Expo 2020, along with the rankings of the world's top 10 convention cities.

The two valets in Marriott's new Bellmen buddy film really gel this time around, and Marriott is going beyond the walls of its properties to tell its stories.

Dubai's ambitious goal of 20 million visitors by 2020 is still on track, thanks to its prime location at the center of emerging and exiting markets, as well as significant investments in infrastructure that make it an increasingly attractive center for business.

Dubai knows it can't rely solely upon people spending silly money, it needs to diversify the experiences available to visitors.

After three decades of fast growth, Dubai needs to shift its reputation toward a more authentic and culturally-infused destination experience, using local and visitor crowdsourced content.