Articles tagged “dubai”

A tiered Wi-Fi service is the best option for catering to a range of travelers who are willing to pay different amounts for a corresponding level of service.

ME Hotels is gaining a ton of worldwide publicity in travel and design media by commissioning celebrity architects to design the interiors of its new properties.

Dubai has the opportunity to become an example of how cities can gain control of their currently unregulated rental markets while strengthening their tourism offerings.

Luxury brands across all sectors are entering the Middle East to tap into the local and visitor base of high-spending customers. Their online presence is as, if not more, important than their on-the-ground services.

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.