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			<title>New Year, New City</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi is on the rise, and now, in the wake of its inaugural F1 GP, the world knows it. But how solid are its fundamentals?]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi eyes 2.3m tourists by 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism chiefs also say they expect visitor numbers to hold steady at 1.5m in 2009 amid downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>The race for revenue</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that November’s Grand Prix will provide a major boost to Abu Dhabi’s hotel industry, but full occupancy and top rates are not guaranteed.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi in shop window for Russian tourists</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism authority to man pavilion at upcoming Leisure Moscow exhibition.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi plans customer-friendly tourism - paper</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority implements training plan to improve customer service. ]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi on track to hit 2009 tourism targets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism chief says city's performance remains strong despite impact of global downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi eyes more major sporting events</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism chief says emirate is in talks in bid to add major attractions to calendar.]]></description>
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			<title>Reach for the stars</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority's Nasser Al Reyami explains the new classification system.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Are classification systems necessary for consistency?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The launch last month of the first official Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) hotel classification manual and the release of the star ratings for all hotels and hotel apartments in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain has set a new standard for hotel operations in the UAE.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
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			<title>Some Abu Dhabi hotels face ratings downgrade</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New criteria from tourism chiefs will see some hotels given lower rating - report.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi cuts tourism targets amid global crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Revised goal is for 2.3m tourists by 2012, as opposed to previous target of 2.7m.]]></description>
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			<title>Tour de force</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The financial crisis may have dented tourism growth, but the region's governmental bodies are determined to fight on.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi hit by decline in visitors - tourism official</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fewer European tourists visiting Abu Dhabi, but 2.7m visitor target by 2012 remains. ]]></description>
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			<title>World Travel Awards sees record number of entrants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's tourism firms are represented in almost every category of Tuesday's event.]]></description>
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			<title>ADTA’s Emiratisation bid</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ADTA director general His Excellency Mubarak Al Muhairi says the aim for 5% of the tourism workforce to be Emirati by 2012 is truly attainable.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi tourism in talks to raise debt through sukuks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[TDIC looking to diversifying its capital base, in discussions with Islamic banks.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Etihad to set up own tours and events company </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Airline working with local firms to develop branded leisure, business activities.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Motor sport names battle for Desert Challenge spots</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi race starts Sunday in what will prove harsh conditions across Empty Quarter.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi targets 3,000 extra rooms for F1 debut</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism officials say accommodation stock will increase in time for Nov's grand prix.]]></description>
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			<title>Tourism boss upbeat on projects amid global crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[All projects will go ahead as planned, says Abu Dhabi's tourism authority chief.]]></description>
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			<title>Culture club</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[First Class explores why Abu Dhabi is a hotspot for upmarket tourists with a penchant for both the old and the new.]]></description>
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			<title>Nationalisation schemes target tourism sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tourism industry in Saudi is looking to recruit 450 nationals into hospitality posts. ]]></description>
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			<title>Flying the flag</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As key UAE tourism source markets battle harsh recessionary conditions, ATN looks at some of the strategies implemented by the country’s tourism authorities to drive growth in 2009 and beyond.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>Painting the town red, white and green</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE was awash of red, green and white as thousands of Emiratis and expatriates untied to celebrate the 37th National Day.]]></description>
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			<title>Memories of the past</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Ain's Al Jahili Fort has been a residence for Abu Dhabi's royal family and a British peacekeeping force.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority almost 12 months into its five-year tourism development plan, the emirate has already started to roll out some of its major projects, discovers Gemma Greenwood.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi steps up campaign to lure tourists</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE capital will attend 17 trade exhibitions in 11 countries with China a key market.]]></description>
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			<title>United Abu Dhabi triumphs once again</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi secured the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2012, because of its united approach, according to leading medical council directors.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The rise of Abu Dhabi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE is known across the world as a fast-developing country with a penchant for large buildings, predominantly due to the rise of Dubai in recent years. But thanks to careful planning, excellent natural resources and investors that are prepared to think long-term, Abu Dhabi is on the verge of becoming a destination that attracts guests in its own right, as Lucy Taylor discovers.]]></description>
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			<title>Planners victorious over room rates </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has capped hotel rates during Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in response to planners' pleas for affordable accommodation during peak demand periods.  ]]></description>
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