Five cruise ships packed with 25,000 sea-faring tourists from across the globe will be plotting a course for Dubai Creek this weekend.
Vessels from the UK, USA, Germany, Italy and Spain will be docking in Dubai for one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Dubai Cruise Terminal will welcome the ships into port on Saturday morning, but it could be one of the last arrivals of its kind, as cruise ships will soon be diverted to a bigger port in Dubai Marina.
As a cruise ship terminal, the area will be transformed on completion of the 30,000 square metre Dubai Cruise Terminal project in October 2020.
Dubai Harbour, on King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street in Mina Seyahi, will span twenty million square feet, forming the region’s largest marina.
On completion, the harbour will become the main cruise terminal in Dubai with all traffic directed from Mina Rashid, as the emirate bids to become a key cruise liner destination for the region.
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UPI facts
More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
Election pledges on migration
CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections"
SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom"
Tuesday's fixtures
Kyrgyzstan v Qatar, 5.45pm
Ms Yang's top tips for parents new to the UAE
- Join parent networks
- Look beyond school fees
- Keep an open mind
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