The Dubai Expat Diaries

The Gulf News website deserves praise on its constant progress into a world-class news portal. The latest upgrade / version of the site was launched in July 2006, with multiple photos in stories and improved sections and comment options. Read more about the website and its history here: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Media/10061070.html

Gulf News reports:
In future the roads could be a little bit calmer as taxis are going to be fitted with devices that will limit their maximum speed to 120 km per hour. As reported in Gulf News, about 6,000 taxis in Dubai will get the devices within the next three months. 
The discussion now centres on [...]

While data is still unclear and inadequate…and professionals are far from a consensus, the general opinion seems to be that Dubai hotels are experiencing lower occupancies than expected this Summer.
The Israel - Lebanon conflict has had some short-term impact from people moving to the UAE to escape the fighting as well as holiday-makers originally bound for these [...]

Everyone who has been to Dubai knows what a fast-paced environment it is. People who have lived in Dubai and the UAE often return or move to other Gulf countries with a more homely pace of life…like Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The most frequently-voiced complaints include traffic, stress, social environment…and Rents!
The Gulf Times today reported [...]

The world’s fastest-growing luxury hotel brand, W Hotels Worldwide, is to operate a 350-room luxury hotel at Dubai Festival City, the ‘city-within-a-city’ being built on the banks of Dubai Creek. The W Dubai Festival City will be the brand’s first Middle East property.
W Dubai Festival City, which is scheduled to open in 2008, will be [...]