United Arab Emirates Hotels

My first stop in Abu Dhabi was to the Cultural Foundation, while there is not a lot to see on the inside they did have these nice painted camels in the courtyard. While driving around Abu Dhabi I found some neat modern buildings, the corniche, some mosques and the Emirates Palace Hotel. The Emirates Palace Hotel is supposed to be a 7 star hotel. To drive to the East Coast of the UAE you must pass through the Hajar mountains, and in one section there was a market on either side of the road. The first city you come to on the East Coast is Fujairah which was pretty unremarkable. Then as you ...

Dubai hotels sector is set to expand dramatically over the coming years. In 2006 Dubai Hotel occupancy rates were the highest in the world at 86%. If you look closer at the 5 star hotel segment the occupancy rates are even higher at 92%. This is even with the highest price per room at $232 US. These rates of hotels in Dubai are even greater than the 5 star price per room night of cities such as New York and Paris. The Dubai tourism boom is fueling these lofty numbers and are expected to increase their 5 million annual visitors to 15 million by 2012. Most of this boom is being driven by the ...