You only have to look at the front cover of SAFAR magazine (issue 238) to see where our 3% increment has gone.
More than 2500 travel and tour operators, MICE agents ( WTF!?) and 300 journalists enjoyed tours, meals, hotel accommodation and flights over an exciting 3 day familiarisation trip. The 'keep discovering Dubai' campaign cost an estimated Dhs 50 million.
Don't know why they bothered really. Even if they are taken in by all the glitz and persuade punters to come, if the current rate of sackings continue, there'll be no bloody pilots left to fly them here!