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GTMC• May 10-13 • Dubai
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Emirates boss plays down Dubai gloom
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Senior vice-president Nigel Page
admitted growth had slowed but
played down suggestions its Dubai
base was suffering economic turmoil.
“It has been too expensive to start
new routes in this current climate,”
he said. to be optimistic. He estimated beach
“Instead we have been putting new hotels were 80% full and city hotels
aircraft into existing routes. Providing were at 60%.
you can fill the planes, it is the only “Investment in roads has alleviated
way to make money at present.” traffic jam problems, and the new
Emirates starts Dubai routes to monorail makes it easier to get about
Luanda, Angola, on August 2, and to and adds value to properties,” he said.
Durban, South Africa, on October 1. He told delegates just 2.4% of 200
Page acknowledged property prices UAE construction projects under way
and construction in Dubai had this year had been cancelled.
slumped since the start of the year. “We are probably near the bottom
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POLITICS. said: “It is important we get the
Guild to publish
timing right. We could publish the
manifesto just before the election and
‘election manifesto’
maximise media coverage.
“But we want to get it out there
while the political parties are still
THE GTMC is to publish a business drafting their manifestos.”
traveller manifesto before the next The guild will ask its members to
general election, which will put the canvass customers over the coming
case for a third runway at Heathrow. months to establish what issues
The document will be a political should be highlighted to politicians.
wishlist for guild members and their But Morgan admitted the manifesto and not forgetting....
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