From: AMEInfo on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:47 AM

The Q2 report for the Dubai Real Estate market from Jones Lang LaSalle shows an increase in villa rental rates and a decline in rates for apartments. Phil Blizzard talks to Jesse Downs Head of Management Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle about the key findings of the report which covers the sectors...

From: AMEInfo on Wed, Jul 06 2011 3:11 PM

A distinctive Turkish flavour to this edition of TravelWise with Phil Blizzard visiting the Ottoman inspired Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. To complement this location the featured destination is Turkey as seen from the perspective of the Turkish Tourism Board.

From: AMEInfo on Mon, Jul 04 2011 10:55 AM

Executive Motoring with Phil Blizzard looks at a 'state of the art' vehicle workshop with James Liddle, Director - Aftersales, Al Ghandi Autos, whilst Mohmmed al Ghandi offers tips on how you should prepare your car before leaving it idle during a long vacation and also on the efficien...

From: AMEInfo on Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:28 AM

This version of the Jaguar XKR is enhanced with the optional Speed Pack increases the road handling capability and increases the top speed produced by the 5.0 Litre V8 Supercharged engine to an awesome 28o kph. For this review Phil Blizzard takes the sporty coupe to the Dubai International Endura...

From: AMEInfo on Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:51 AM

TravelWise with Phil Blizzard at the new Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai looking at the latest travel news, including announcements at the Paris Air Show, new routes from Qatar Airways and Emirates, along with innovations for smoother summer travel. Travel Talk with an indus...

From: AMEInfo on Tue, Jun 14 2011 3:57 AM

Emirates have launched their smart phone boarding pass service to all passengers who utilise their on-line check-in facility for flights out of Dubai. Phil Blizzard armed with a smart phone visits Emirates Terminal 3 for a hi-tech check-in with Don Surrendra, Manager Airport Services Product Dev...

From: AMEInfo on Wed, Jun 08 2011 8:43 PM

In the global top 20 destination cities by visitor arrivals, Dubai is now ranked 9th, with an anticipated 7.9 million arrivals during 2011. Phil Blizzard reviews the findings of the MasterCard Insight of Global Destination Cities with Professor Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterC...

From: AMEInfo on Thu, Jun 02 2011 5:51 AM

The latest airport technology is being implemmented in Jeddah’s new King Abdul Aziz International Airport which is a government initive, but with substantial opportunities for private stakeholders. Mohamed A Abed, DG, King Abdulaziz International Airport talks to Phil Blizzard at the Airport Sho...

From: AMEInfo on Tue, May 31 2011 12:35 AM

TravelWise at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai where Phil Blizzard the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is our featured destination. Talking about the attractions, which range from Mayan Temples to golfing, with a sprinkling of shopping and mouth watering cuisine, found in this colourful part of M...

From: AMEInfo on Sun, May 29 2011 9:41 PM

The winners of the debut MEED Quality Awards for Projects were honoured at the Arabian World Construction Summit held in Abu Dhabi. Major projects across the region were recognised for their quality by a panel of industry experts, with the winner of the MEED GCC Project of the Year going to Burj...

From: AMEInfo on Thu, May 26 2011 1:47 PM

Khaldoon Tabari, CEO, Drake & Scull International says competition from construction companies from both China and Turkey is impacting their business in the region. At the Arabian World Construction Summit in Abu Dhabi, organized by MEED, he talks to Phil Blizzard about the growth of his compan...

From: AMEInfo on Tue, May 24 2011 10:57 AM

Developments in the Facilities Management (FM) sector of the real estate industry are discussed in this roundtable session, headed by Phil Blizzard, with Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, CEO, RERA talking about the direction RERA is taking with regards to FM. Mahmoud El Buri, Snr Director, RERA talks a...

From: AMEInfo on Mon, May 23 2011 9:06 AM

Kurt Ritter, President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group talks to Phil Blizzard at the AHIC about their development pipeline which will see five new hotels per year, on average, across the region over the next three years. He also talks about their three key brands - Radisson Blu, Park Lane and the...

From: AMEInfo on Mon, May 23 2011 9:06 AM

TravelWise with Phil Blizzard at the Arabian Travel Market, Dubai looking at the latest travel news, including the record breaking profits for the Emirates Group, along with route expansions by Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways. Travel Talk features industry experts from Visit Britain talking a...

From: AMEInfo on Sat, May 21 2011 3:44 AM

The National Call Centre, Bahrain aims to offer Business Process Outsourcing services, which are world class, to organisations across the Gulf. Joe Tawfik, CEO, Silha Gulf, Bahrain explains to Phil Blizzard what they offer, the benefits to companies from the perspective of both the financial adv...

From: AMEInfo on Wed, May 18 2011 5:27 PM

With an aggressive development pipeline in the Mena region Millennium Hotels will expand from 12 properties to 52 over the next three years and will see the company becoming the largest international hotel operator in Iraq. Phil Blizzard talks to Michael Marshall, VP - Sales & Marketing, Middle ...

From: AMEInfo on Thu, May 12 2011 5:02 PM

The Emirates Group has announced record profits for the 23rd consecutive year, with group profits up 42.9% on last year. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group talks to Phil Blizzard about how their record profit for 2010 - 2011 was achieved ...

From: AMEInfo on Tue, May 10 2011 1:34 AM

Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group talks to Phil Blizzard about their international activities, which after a two year lull, has started with the recent opening of their first property in China. He talks about the pipeline for another four hotels in China, as well as those in oth...

From: AMEInfo on Sat, Apr 30 2011 4:33 PM

RAK Airways, based in the UAE’s northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, was re-launched on October 10th 2010 with fares as low as 10 dirhams. Six months on Phil Blizzard talks to Omar Jahameh, CEO, RAK Airways about their expansion, the need of susbsidiary aviation businesses to achieve the goal of ...

From: AMEInfo on Sat, Apr 30 2011 4:33 PM

Following exponential global growth over the past six years, which has seen the group quadruple in size, Dubai-based Dnata is now the world’s fourth-largest combined air services provider with operations across five continents. Dnata President Gary Chapman talks Edward Poultney through the strat...