Articles tagged “dubai”

It wouldn’t be the first time that one of Dubai’s mega-projects fell through if the Discus Hotel is never built, but Maldives’ confirmation of a similar project lends some legitimacy to the concept.

Dubai has positioned itself as a luxury destination so far, but with its ambitions to attract a larger base of travelers, it needs these affordable branded hotels as well.

Google’s vertical ascent was the next stop in its mapping conquest that started with roads and progressed to include natural wonders and indoors. Destinations can hope for an increase in interest in monuments that can be hyped with the online views.

Wyndham plays on the middle and low end of the market, so the CEO has a reason for saying what he did. But he is right, opulence for opulence sake is Dubai's specialty.

Strategic was indeed strategic. It sold at the height of the U.S. real estate market, watched as Jumeirah poured in millions in renovations, then bought the recently revamped property for almost $80 million less than it had sold it for seven years earlier.

The project's success will likely hinge on whether the developers lean more towards family fun or instead take a more reverent and calm approach to the subject. Dubai could certainly use a quiet garden more than another crazy building or ride.

Considering the changes in the region over the past 18 months, this year's survey results are a positive sign.

Hotel and restaurants activity grew 17 percent in 2012 to beat out manufacturing and retail as the most important industries contributing to Dubai’s economic rebound.

Dubai has laid out plans for hotels, malls, and Ferris wheels with the hope of attracting big name investors, but many are still wary of a collapse suggesting several of its plans to make headlines this year will quietly vanish over time.

The world's biggest mall inside the world's biggest mall: Dubai. The scale can only go bigger.