Archive for June, 2009
Dubai: A Key Destination For Business Tourism
June 26th, 2009 | 
Author: With innovative construction project concepts, the most favorable investment-friendly climate, dynamic exhibitions and events sector, Dubai is one of most prosperous destinations for business tourism.
The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE) said Dubai is one of the most popular destinations in the world for companies organising overseas meetings and incentive travel.
SITE is a not-for-profit, international professional association dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in incentives.
Endorsements by international organisations add enormous significance to the forthcoming 8th Global Travel and Tourism Summit to be held by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAEand Ruler of Dubai, from 20-22 April at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
The summit is a stage for businessmen from around the world to discuss latest trends in travel and tourism.
The choice of Dubai for the summit affirms major strides the emirate has taken in travel and tourism, endorsing the vision and policy of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015.
Dubai is a sensible choice for businesses to set up operations as a major connection to regions such as the Middle East, Africa, South and Central Asia.
Many Fortune 500 firms have made Dubai their base due to its excellent infrastructure and business environment.
Dubai’s leadership is further augmenting the emirate’s status as a major regional business core.
With the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, unveiled in February 2007, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed made Dubai as a model for economic diversification, emphasizing on investment in non-oil business.
Tourism figures prominently in his plan, standing out in the emirate’s economic development.
Dubai’s travel and tourism sector is growing quickly. Hundreds of thousands of business visitors and exhibitors increase the demand for accommodations, restaurant services, as well as transportation and other related conveniences’.
Today, meetings, conferences and exhibitions have become a key component of the Dubai’s business and tourism expansion.
Dubai hosts over 100 major international exhibitions making it the leading destination for conferences, and events.
Five-Minute Meditation
Stress is an integral part of our world. There are techniques to handle stress in our lives, but it’s difficult to find time to meditate for hours. This technique will teach you how to meditate in just five minutes to feel better for the remainder of the day.
Look For A Quiet Place
You can find a quiet place anywhere you are. The bathroom is the best place. Go into a stall and shut the door behind you. The world can wait five minutes for you.
Tune In Tune Out
People will be coming in and out of your quiet place. You may hear toilets flushing and people talking. You need to tune out these distractions and go deep inside your head. There is nothing going on out there that you need to worry about at this moment. The world goes on with or without you.
Play a song in your head. If you have an iPod or iPhone, put in your earphones and listen to relaxing music. Do what it takes to filter out distractions. This is your time, let nothing distract you.
Get Cosy
You don’t have to sit down to meditate. If you’re in a bathroom or somewhere you don’t feel comfortable sitting down, find a comfortable place to stand. Drop your shoulders. Roll your head around to loosen your neck muscles. Drop your arms to your sides.
If you are standing, don’t lock your knees. This prevents blood flow to your brain. Some people have been known to pass out. Bend your knees slightly until your body feels comfortable.
Close your eyes. Relax your facial muscles. Be aware of any tension you may have in your body, your face, your neck, your stomach, or your shoulders. Release the tension. Relax every muscle.
Focus Focus Focus
This is the healing part of meditating. Focus your closed eyes on a spot between your eyes above your eyebrows. This is called the third eye. Sometimes you can see a small spot behind your eyes. Focus your vision and you will be able to focus your thoughts.
Take in a slow, deep breath. Imagine breathing in all the positive energy around. Think relaxing, positive thoughts. Breathe in strength, power, energy and life. Your body is renewed with essential oxygen and nutrients. Feel the power of your breath in every part of your body, from your head to the tips of your toes.
Slowly let out your breath. Imagine you are letting out the tension and stress in your body. The negative energy is now released. Anger and frustration is floating away. It’s draining from your body, and you feel your body relax.
Notice your body with just one complete breath cycle. Keep focusing on your third eye, and repeat the breath cycle five to 25 times. Stay focused. Don’t think of anything except the positive energy flowing in and the negative energy flowing out.
After five minutes, slowly open your eyes. Notice that the world looks calmer, peaceful, and your body will move a little slower as you get back to work. This feeling will stay with you for the rest of the day. It’s that simple.
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