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Monday, 09 November 2009 09:01 UAE time

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ADNH sees net profit up by 28% but hotels suffer

ADNH sees net profit up by 28% but hotels suffer

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UPDATE 2: Hospitality firm says occupancy rate fall causes dent in hotel unit profit.

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Dubai hoteliers 'need to get real on room rates'
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Arabian Adventures chief says city is still expensive compared to rest of the world.

Emirates to add 17 flights to Asia Pacific routes
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Dubai airline says it will add flights to Bangkok, Sydney, Manila and Jakarta in Dec.

Movenpick sees Dubai facing 2010 hotel oversupply
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Hotel group director says emirate is set to open 7,000 additional hotel rooms next year.


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Mixing it up
The evolution of mixed-use projects has offered developers some relief amid times of crisis, says Nigel Teasdale.

Nigel Teasdale  

The tipping scandal
Forget Damas, Dubai Properties et al, Damian Reilly says there's one scandal you can do something about.

Damian Reilly


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Dishing the profits

Marco Pierre White talks about giving up his Michelin stars and reinventing himself as a restaurateur.

Ramdan’s revelations

Ròya International CEO Ahmed Ramdan speaks about the state of the hospitality industry and the road to recovery.


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Arabian nights

CEO Middle East checks into the Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri in Abu Dhabi.

Package deal or raw deal?

Why has no-one been bold enough to offer the all-inclusive hotel concept in Dubai to date?


SPOT POLL

What do you think about the offer of free legal advice to people caught in Dubai property disputes?

Amid the real estate gloom, this is the best news for months and will improve transparency.
This is a good move and should redress the imbalance between investor and developer.
By offering a free service, it will just encourage people to abuse the complaints system.
It's too little, too late and I doubt many people will actually qualify for the free advice.

READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments (24 hrs)

  1. The tipping scandal 12
    09 Nov ' 09 at 07:25
    It is all very well for Damien to report that we should give waiters cash. However, this is a no win situation as the waiters just go...   More  »
  2. Dubai hoteliers 'need to get real on room rates' 6
    09 Nov ' 09 at 02:07
    Unfortunately when you get used to exorbitant rates it’s not easy to go back to normal (profitable) rates. When charging 6 times the...   More  »

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