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Dubai Tourism Becomes an Unlikely New Vacation Rental Destination

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Dubai is now licensing vacation rentals and owners are marketing them through HomeAway. HomeAway

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Dubai isn't all about 5-star hotels anymore. Now there are 3-bedroom apartments in Palm Jumeirah for $469 per night that should be suitable for a broader range of travelers.

With a shortage of hotel rooms during peak periods, Dubai has legalized vacation rentals and its tourism board has struck a marketing partnership with HomeAway. HomeAway displays hundreds of Dubai vacation rentals on a new United Arab Emirates site, available in Arabic and English, and under the partnership Dubai Tourism and HomeAway

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