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Tourists, businesses flee to Dubai to escape storm

Tourists, businesses flee to Dubai to escape storm

Regional turmoil is creating an unexpected boom for Dubai as tourists and businessmen flock once again to the shopping and skyscraper oasis after fleeing just a few years ago in the wake of its spectacular debt debacle. Visitor numbers are noticeably higher in Dubai’s gleaming malls and restaurants, and hotels are ecstatic as rooms fill up and deals are done.

Dubai Hotels See Upsurge in Visitor Numbers

Dubai Hotels See Upsurge in Visitor Numbers

Some 8.6 million hotel guests stayed in Dubai in 2010, an increase of ten per cent compared to the previous 12 months, official figures from the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) have revealed. The organisation also said that revenue collected through tourism in Dubai has climbed to Dh 13.2 billion last year compared to Dh 12.4 billion in 2009.

Hotel insider: the Ritz-Carlton Dubai

Hotel insider: the Ritz-Carlton Dubai

By Clare Dight  www.thenational.ae Experience The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, and discover a private playground in the heart of the Dubai Marina. Featuring luxurious accommodations and renowned Arabian hospitality, guests at this Dubai resort can bask in the sun on 350 meters of white sand beaches, indulge in soothing spa treatments or savor exceptional meals in a [...]

Georg Recker planned to let guests at his proposed four-star hotel in Dubailand use 1,000 Smart cars. Karim Sahib / AFP

Dubai developer wanted in Germany over alleged hotel fraud

Authorities in Germany are seeking the arrest of a German national on suspicion of a multimillion-euro fraud in connection with a Dubai hotel project that was never built.