Room shortage for Dubai (AME Info)

An official at the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has said that travel firms are cancelling holidays to Dubai because there aren`t enough hotel rooms to meet demand, reported Gulf News. The DTCM revealed that Dubai has 30,000 hotel rooms, with 8,000 hotel apartments, and 18,000 more rooms will become available in the next two years.

Dubai group to help French Carrefour in India retail blitz (New Kerala)

Dubai, Sept 25: French retail giant Carrefour, is in talks with Dubai-based Landmark Group to open approximately 200 stores throughout India in the next 10 years, though a final agreement is yet to be reached.

ATCUAE gets new Dubai HQ (AME Info)

The Automobile and Touring Club for the UAE is to have a new headquarters in Dubai to centralise its control of motor sport in the country as well as its services for motoring tourists and travellers.

APTEC establishes group headquarters at Dubai Internet City (AME Info)

APTEC Holdings, the leading regional provider of IT and telecom products, solutions and services, today announced the opening of its new headquarters in Dubai Internet City (DIC).

Dubai Land Department gets digitalised (CPILive.net)

The Dubai Land Department has fully digitalised all its documents by implementing a document management solution from FileNet.

Sama Dubai wins accolade from World Travel Awards (AME Info)

Sama Dubai, the real estate and investment arm of Dubai Holding, today announced it has won the coveted `World`s Leading Tourism Development Project` award for `Salam Resort and Spa - Bahrain`, one of the finest integrated, luxury resort developments in the world.

Dubai group to help Carrefour in India retail biz (rediff.com)

French retail giant Carrefour is in talks with Dubai-based Landmark Group to open approximately 200 stores throughout India in the next 10 years, though a final agreement is yet to be reached.

Hanson Spikes On Dubai Talk - Traders (New Ratings)

0859 GMT [Dow Jones] Hanson (HNS.LN) shares spike on speculation of a bid from a Dubai consortium, thought to be worth 800p/share, say traders. This follows weekend press speculation of a potential bid. Hanson was not immediately available to comment.

Palm Water awarded AED 1 billion design, build, own & operate (DBOO) contract by Nakheel at International City, Dubai (AME Info)

Palm Water LLC today announced that it had been awarded an AED 1 billion DBOO contract by Nakheel to design, build, own and operate (DBOO) a sewage treatment plant as well as sewage and irrigation networks that service the latter`s prestigious development at International City, Dubai.

Gas industry given overview of Dubai LNG Storage Hub (AME Info)

Plans to set up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Hub in Techno Park Dubai moved a step closer to completion, with a closed-door meeting of gas industry leaders and the main sponsors of the project.