Dubai's Weekly News Snapshot: The Ampersand 07-04-2023

Rent Rises! Direct Debits! Is Dubai seeing a digital transformation?

On this week’s episode of Taking Care of Business, Operations Director; Paul Kelly is joined by the Head of Property Management; Anisha Sagar. Tune in to hear all things property management, the city’s rent rises and how property management can benefit you and Dubai’s newest direct debit system!

Listen in to know all this and more on Taking Care of Business, every Friday!

News that caught our attention this week:

Dubai was crowned the world’s top travel destination for 2023!

Known as the golden city and the city of the future, Dubai has recently been crowned as the world’s most popular travel destination for 2023 by Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Awards, for Travellers’ Choice 2023.

The awards, which are based on reviews and ratings collected over a 12 month period, saw Dubai beat tourist hotspots such as Bali, Paris, Marrakech and even London!

Interested to read more? We’ve got the whole scoop!

UAE launches new application platform for Golden Visas!

If you’ve been Katching up with Kash, you might have heard that Golden Visa applications have skyrocketed but did you know that you can now apply for the visa simply with a click of a button?

The UAE Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Port Security (ICP) announced the launch of the ‘One Touch’ Golden Visa comprehensive service and for those who are eligible, applications can be done through the ICP website!

Source: Arabian Business

UAE astronaut shares predicted dates for Eid Al Fitr 2023!

Have you been pre-planning for those Eid getaways? Good news, you can now plan for April 21st till April 24th for Eid Al Fitr as an astronaut from space has shared his predicted dates for the full moon sighting!

And if you’re in a pinch on where to go, we’ve rounded up a selection of staycation deals around the country but if you are planning on leaving the country for a couple of days, then we’ve got four cities under AED 1000 that you could explore during the break!

Company Updates:

Allsopp & Allsopp shines a spotlight on quarter 1!

With the first quarter of 2023 coming to an end, we can successfully say the market is on rise! To shine a spotlight on the successes, we held our first spotlight event at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel yesterday to discuss the successes of Q1 and the achievements we have shared as a company!

Not just all, our quarterly review also celebrated some of our team members who’ve performed their best as March has been our second-best month in sales!

Interested to know more about the market performance in Q1? Keep your eyes peeled for our report that will provide you with market insights and easy-to-understand analysis so you can confidently move through the market!

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