Dubai news

Dubai developer Nakheel and leading Thai hotel group Centara Hotels have signed a joint venture agreement to create a AED500m (US$136m, €129m, £112m) beachfront resort ... More

The 21st edition of Beautyworld Middle East held in 2016 was a resounding success with a 25 percent increase in visitor numbers over the preceding ... More

A new museum dedicated to the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened in Dubai on Saturday (7 January). Located on the waterfront ... More

Before looking ahead at some of the most exciting projects and exhibitions of 2017 we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on some of ... More

We wrap up our CLAD review of 2016 with a look at some of the most significant new cultural buildings that have opened this year. ... More

Dubai Parks and Resorts’ three major zones are now open, and the fourth Six Flags-branded park is under construction, but it seems operator DXB Entertainments ... More

Union Properties has reinstated pre-recession plans for a Formula One amusement park. The park has been made more affordable by reallocating half of the land ... More

China Oceanwide and Kerzner International Holdings have announced plans to develop a multi-million dollar mixed-use resort development in Hawaii, with the expansive 642-acre project the ... More

Six Flags’ rapid overseas expansion is ramping up with plans to build a new waterpark next to China’s first ever theme park operating under the ... More

Former ESPA director of spa development Paula Perkins has launched a new spa consultancy, based near London. Paula Perkins Spa Consultancy (PPSC) will provide services ... More

Alterface has supplied the interactive laser shooting technology for Gears of War: Laser Siege at Hub Zero in Dubai, combining classic laser tag with a ... More

Plans for a US$750m (€707m, £590m) Lionsgate theme park in Georgia, US, have collapsed after the project team failed to finance the multi-million dollar attraction. ... More

With final preparations being made for the official opening of Motiongate Dubai and the wider Dubai Parks and Resorts next week, officials are keeping one ... More

A new global awards ceremony has been launched by design publication Sleeper to celebrate the best hotel and spa designs from around the world. The ... More

The Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group have announced plans to open a second theme park opposite the company’s recently opened IMG Worlds of Adventure. Dubbed ... More

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed plans for a Legoland development in New York state, with its designer Forrec revealing to Attractions Management new details about the ... More

Move Smart, a new gym concept in Malta based around high levels of personalisation and customer care, is gearing up for an official launch in ... More

Dubai Parks and Resorts (DXB) has launched the world's first Bollywood-based theme park, which will form part of an ambitious destination consisting of three separate ... More

At IAAPA 2016, Merlin Entertainments and Forrec are announcing plans for LEGOLAND New York, opening in 2018. The entertainment design company worked with Merlin on ... More

Picsolve, the image capture specialist behind photography experiences at Thorpe Park’s ‘Derren Brown’s Ghost Train’, is launching its Theme Park of the Future vision report ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s groundbreaking eco-resort to a competition to illuminate bridges along the ... More

Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles firm racing to build the world’s first Hyperloop high-speed transport system, has signed a deal with Dubai’s Roads and Transport ... More

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have today (7 November) opened a new office within the Dubai Design District in the United Arab Emirates. The practice have ... More

This year, a key emphasis at the Global Wellness Summit was on the Wellness Communities Initiative, spearheaded by Mia Kyricos, who is also founder of ... More

US-based Curry Spa Consulting has joined forces with wellbeing hospitality consultancy brand Resources for Leisure Assets, creating a new division of the company: RLA USA, ... More