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Serenity and decadence at Dubai’s hottest new hotel
Dubai seems an unlikely place for a relaxing holiday at first. Even 2,700 feet up, at the top of the Burj Khalifa tower, the whirr of cranes and speeding Jeeps in every direction makes the sea view throb with activity. My guide points past the hollow half-built skyscrapers jutting across the city skyline to the beach, where a new sandbank is under construction.
Dubai on Empty
It was going to be called Burj Dubai, but as Dubai was unable to make their payments, they were forced to go to their Gulf neighbor, head towel in hand, to get a loan. So now it’s called Burj Khalifa, after Abu Dhabi’s ruler, who coughed up $10 billion to its over-extended neighbor.
Thousands of residents get walking shoes on
An estimated 12,000 people turned up for the Dubai Walks held under the auspices of the Dubai Sports Council-organised Dubai Pulse Programme around Burj Khalifa yesterday.
Shop, don’t drop
Welcome to One World, One Family, One Festival. Welcome to Dubai, the Shopping Paradise. Entertain yourself with hundreds of options. Go for a dash of culture, custom and tradition. Then, perhaps drive and laugh as you collect your winnings from the bank.
UAE celebrations: now with added Laser
Matrix Laser also contributed to New Years Eve celebrations at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. A lights and fireworks show on the world’s tallest tower was complemented by a 120 watt laser light provided by the firm. The eye-catching result was broadcast worldwide and fascinated the 200,000 spectators present in the Downtown area.
Armani to open designer hotel in Russia
Giorgio Armani S.p.A., the investment vehicle of Italian designer Giorgio Armani, plans to build a $150 million, 100-room “designer” hotel in the south of Russia, Kommersant business daily quoted a source at developer POP as saying on Friday. The $2,000 a night hotel project is expected to break even in eight years.
Armani has designs on the North Caucasus
Russia’s North Caucasus isn’t renowned as a fashion hotspot – but the resort towns around Mineralniye Vody could change all that. World-famous designer Giorgio Armani is considering open his second branded hotel in the mountain resort in Stavropol Region.
Dinner for two at BICE Mare
BICE MARE Souk Al Bahar, Downtown Burj Khalifa, Dubai. 04 423 0982 There’s the kind of Italian restaurant that screams ‘wholesome family dining,’ with red and white chequered table cloths and rustic crockery. And then there’s Bice Mare, the seafood sister of Dubai’s favourite and most trusted Italian eatery.
3rd Arabian Business Forum helps chart out new business approach for regional companies, says key sponsor Gulf Finance
Gulf Finance, a UAE based boutique finance company, believes that the 3rd Arabian Business Forum held recently at the Armani Hotel, Dubai, served as the perfect platform for the regional business community to discuss new market opportunities even as the economy steadily recovers from the consequences of the global financial crisis.
