The Dubai Expat Diaries

The on-going travel chaos caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland has delayed the launch of the world’s first Armani Hotel in Dubai. Located in the world’s tallest tower Burj Khalifa, the Armani hotel was due to open today. But thanks to the travel disruption in Europe, the designer Giorgio Armani and several hundred VIP [...]

If you’ve been dreaming of the perfect getaway this Summer and over Ramadan, you’ll be happy to learn that Starwood Hotels (approximately 140 participating properties) have just launched a limited time SALE, with extremely competitive prices at their luxury hotels and resorts in Europe, African and the Middle East. The offer is bookable until 25 August, [...]

A great summer special offer on Hotel Bookings throughout the region and beyond…If you’re looking to get away this summer, this offer should come in handy! Details below: An Eternal Summer! Enjoy upto 30% off if you stay 3 nights or longer. Book by July 31st and stay all the way through September 30th. Escape to hundreds [...]

Barasti is back with it’s extremely popular “Barasti on Tour” promotion…this time it’s free Summer getaways for a lucky bunch that gets to hit the most famous beaches around the world. More info below: THIS SUMMER WE’RE HITTING THE WORLDS COOLEST BEACHES: OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, SOL INVITES 4 PEOPLE – TWO WINNERS AND [...]

The Westin Dubai Hotel has just launched a weekly competition to promote the upcoming Dubai Marathon…on Facebook! You can become a fan of the page and participate to win prizes. Here’s some official info from the hotel: About The Westin Dubai + Dubai Marathon Competition: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi, home of the Standard Chartered Dubai [...]

The grand opening party at The Atlantis Palm Jumeirah a couple of days ago was definitely the talk of the town here in Dubai, with the most expensive lighting and fireworks show the world has seen (that too when the world’s slowing slipping into a recession!). Here is a sneak peek at the spectacular Dubai [...]

It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution [...]

Some photos sent to us by a reader of the fire today. Dubai was abuzz with the news of a fire breaking out at the famed Atlantis Hotel, which is set to open this month. Sure enough, the smoke was visible from afar from very early in the morning and radio announcers frantic. A couple [...]