Abu Dhabi's tourism industry is upbeat about prospects over the coming four months and the year ahead.

Etihad Holidays has launched its largest ever selection of 'World Deals' packages to destinations in Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East.

The Trump International Hotel and Tower on the Palm Jumeirah is still planned to go ahead despite rumours in Dubai that it may have been shelved completely.

World Heritage Site fortress at centre of plans to attract visitors.

When Abdul Rahman Al Janahi was planning to take one of his family members for medical treatment abroad, many recommended one destination: Singapore.

The Indian government expects UAE investors to partner in expanding its tourism infrastructure where investors and developers are trying to deliver 100,000 new hotel rooms currently in demand, a top official said.

With a target of attracting 2.3 million tourists to the emirate, the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched six new visitor information centres at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Some 1,000 complimentary copies of the first official visitor guide book were handed out to mark the occasion.

Walter Lo Faro, Hotels.com, is highly confident of the hospitality sector.

Abu Dhabi will be the first in the world to introduce a password-protected online classification track and trace system for hotels, which will help bring transparency across the hospitality sector.

The number of tourists from Russia and member countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to Dubai rose by 21 per cent in 2008 on 2007 figures.