Holidays and hotels in Dubai
This section deals with tourism in Dubai, including accommodation, sightseeing and related topics.
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Holidays in Dubai
Dubai has rapidly become a holiday favourite, and despite its reputation for luxury is surprisingly [...]
A brief history of Dubai’s economy from the Gulf War to The Islands
The 1990 Gulf War had a huge impact on the city.
Initially, the banks of Dubai suffered a massive withdrawal of funds due to political uncertainty in the region, but as the 90s progressed many businesses, first from Kuwait, during the Gulf War, and later from Bahrain, during the Shia unrest, relocated to Dubai.
Dubai also provided [...]
The 1990s to today
The Persian Gulf War of 1990 had a huge impact on the city.
First Dubai’s banks suffered a massive withdrawal of funds due to the uncertain political conditions, but later many foreign trading communities from the region relocated their businesses to Dubai. Dubai provided refuelling bases to allied forces at the Jebel Ali Free Zone [...]
Dubai scales down growth and records its first budget deficit
As you are no doubt aware, the global recession is hitting Dubai hard. Even the relentlessly optimistic and upbeat Dubai Government is being forced to acknowledge this as it revises it growth forecasts till 2015 downwards from 11 percent per year to 4-6 percent per year in view of the global economic crisis.
When the targets [...]