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“This was a great night out and we really learnt a lot about just how many exciting things are happening in Dubai”
ROBERTA GORDON, HOLIDAYS PLEASE
WHO: SELLING TRAVEL AND PARTNERS INVITED AGENTS TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT DUBAI AND WIN PRIZES AND FAM PLACES WHAT: DUBAI QUIZ NIGHT WHERE: CAFE DE PARIS, LONDON WHEN: SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 WHY: LEARN MORE ABOUT DUBAI, VIDA HOTELS, QANTAS AND GOLD MEDAL TRAVEL
A new Dubai Tram system opens this month linking key locations including Dubai Marina, Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates.
Work is underway to build the Dubai
Modern Art Museum & Opera House district which is scheduled to open in 2015 with a theatre, opera house, art museum, galleries and studios.
Dubai Mall is home to the largest suspended fi sh tank in the world at Dubai Aquarium. This houses 33,000 marine animals including 400 sharks and rays.
Ski Dubai offers 22,500 square metres
opportunities for the trade to sell. It has strong partnerships with leading scheduled air providers, hotels and excursion providers and through these get exclusive rates and fl ash sale deals. They now have a link with Gulf Ventures, offering hundreds of day trips and experiences including desert safari, dinner cruises and city tours. The company also offers a great range of rewards for agents through its Farebank Rewards scheme which allows agents to earn on everything they sell.
ROUND FIVE
QANTAS Qantas now fl ies its award-winning A380 twice daily to Dubai from London Heathrow. The airline aims to make the journey as memorable as the destination and offers four cabins: First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy. Each has
its own key selling points from the private suites, á la carte dining and long fl at, wide beds of First to the full-fl at two-metre Skybeds, onboard lounge and Select on Q-Eat options in Business. In Premium Economy the 35 extra-wide seats offer extra leg room and in Economy lumbar support, foot and head rests really add to the comfort. Renowned Aussie restauranteur, Neil Perry, has helped design the catering the catering in First, Business and Premium Economy.
ROUND SIX VIDA HOTELS AND RESORTS Hotels in Dubai are famously chic and the sheer range of accommodation is remarkable. New to the mix is Vida Hotels and Resorts, an upscale hotel brand that promises to deliver inspired guest experiences for the culture- conscious traveller.
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The Vida Downtown Dubai is fast gaining popularity, not least for its French and Japanese signature restaurants and its great Friday Brunch, called Urban Picnic, served at 3in1. A second property, the Manzil Downtown Dubai opens in December. Vida's sister-brands operate fi ve,
fi ve-star The Address properties in Dubai and the top of the range Armani Hotel located in the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world.
of ski areas with fi ve ski runs, tube slides, toboggan runs and an alpine cafe. It also has a colony of penguins!
Eid-Al-Fitr celebrations commemorate the ending of Ramadan
Dubai has 11 top-quality championship golf courses and great spas.
To learn more about Dubai you can
join the free and easy to use Dubai Expert training course available at:
http://uk.dubaiexperts.com
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