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From today, October 1, 2026, flydubai is no longer just a passenger airline that happens to carry cargo in the spare space under its customers’ feet. The carrier’s dedicated freighter operations go live today with three Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft flying under a wet-lease agreement with SolitAir — a quiet but significant moment for the […]

Booking a winter trip to Dubai just got cheaper in practice. On September 29, Emirates launched a winter campaign that hands travellers booking eligible return tickets to Dubai complimentary attraction passes worth AED 535 (about US$145). The bundle covers three of the city’s biggest paid experiences: Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark, the Lost World Aquarium, and the […]

Dubai’s tourism sector is heading into the final months of 2026 on a rising curve. In an interview with Gulf Business, Hoor Al Khaja – SVP of International Operations at DCTCM – set out what powered the city’s visitor rebound: 869,000 international visitors in August (the highest since February) took the first eight months of […]

This October is stacked: Arabic pop royalty, an 80s rock legend’s first Middle East show, folk metal in Expo City, and a boy band celebrating 25 years. Here are the seven nights worth circling. Fri Oct 2 — Najwa Karam, Coca-Cola Arena Lebanese star Najwa Karam opens the month at Coca-Cola Arena in City Walk […]

This October is stacked: Arabic pop royalty, an 80s rock legend’s first Middle East show, folk metal in Expo City, and a boy band celebrating 25 years. Here are the seven nights worth circling. Fri Oct 2 — Najwa Karam, Coca-Cola Arena Lebanese star Najwa Karam opens the month at Coca-Cola Arena in City Walk […]

This October is stacked: Arabic pop royalty, an 80s rock legend’s first Middle East show, folk metal in Expo City, and a boy band celebrating 25 years. Here are the seven nights worth circling. Fri Oct 2 — Najwa Karam, Coca-Cola Arena Lebanese star Najwa Karam opens the month at Coca-Cola Arena in City Walk […]

This October is stacked: Arabic pop royalty, an 80s rock legend’s first Middle East show, folk metal in Expo City, and a boy band celebrating 25 years. Here are the seven nights worth circling. Fri Oct 2 — Najwa Karam, Coca-Cola Arena Lebanese star Najwa Karam opens the month at Coca-Cola Arena in City Walk […]

If you’re flying in or out of Dubai this week, the most useful thing you can do is check your booking before leaving for the airport. Air France has pushed its return to Dubai back to October 24, 2026 — eleven days later than the October 13 restart it had previously announced — while a […]