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Welcome to LCT Blog, LCT Magazine's blog devoted to "stretching chauffeured transportation." The LCT team appreciates you clicking in, and hopes you'll find some useful and entertaining information. Read more

Contributors

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue joined LCT Magazine as editor on Jan. 2, 2008. He most recently worked as a business editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and previously reported at newspapers in Virginia, Florida, and California. Read more

Jim Luff

Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, CA who wears a few different hats. Jim began his career in the industry as a private chauffeur in 1990. In 1993 he found a permanent home at The Limousine Scene as the general manager, later becoming a partner. Read more

Michael Campos

Michael Campos joined LCT Magazine as assistant editor on January 3, 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s English/Creative Writing program. Michael attended his first International LCT Show in February 2011, where he met and interacted with operators and vendors. He will be helping LCT further develop its digital media content. Read more

UAR Now the Hub Of Middle East Biz Travel

Chauffeured transportation operators and coachbuilders will usually mention United Arab Emirates and its gleaming, expanding city Dubai when talking about what they're focusing on in key international markets. While the Middle East is a tension zone for the U.S. in the post-Iraq war era, it's also a very important region for economic expansion and travel, and UAR plays an important role in this transition. It's not uncommon to see press releases on chauffeured services being started up in the area, such as a program linked to UAR's fairly new, growing airline, Etihad Airways. Dubai is a dynamic urban center today - it's now home of the world's tallest tower and other eye catching sites. It's also the focus of a corruption scandal, but it is an important business center for those tracking international markets.
Print | posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:25 AM
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