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When the downturn hit the Indian real estate sector, the first thing many companies did was to shelve their hospitality plans. Some of them are now returning to the hotel business, and Emaar MGF does not want to miss the bus. Emaar Properties, who built the world's tallest tower Burj Khalifa in Dubai earlier this year, is now looking at reviving its hospitality plans in the Indian market.

"Sexy sophistication, daring interiors and mood-evoking colors" are set to define the new hotels we stay in over the next decade, according to a leading industry designer."The Hotel Khalifa in Doha (to-be opened this year), the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Hotel Missoni in Kuwait as winners in the fashion-driven hotel world of the 20-10 decade," continued Ornstein.

Although impressive, it’s still not as tall as the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, which checks in at approximately 2,717 feet. By comparison, the next tallest building is the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which only reaches 1,667 feet.

Trade Arabia reported that in a landmark eco initiative, Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building developed by Emaar Properties in Dubai is tapping solar power for meeting a bulk of the water heating requirements of residents.

Emaar Properties has announced it will roll over its US $1.32 billion (AED4.84 billion) debts into long-term project funding as fears recede of a repeat of the bail-out needed for stricken developer Nakheel. On Sunday it announced that Burj Khalifa is to tap solar power for residential water heating, using technology installed and operated by SOLE UAE Solar Systems.

The ancient wonder of Machu Picchu and the newly debuted Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, both were closed for two months, for very different reasons (flooding in one case, electrical issues in the other).

At the weekend, Apple’s iPad launched in the US. We’ve read plenty about it already, but I’m sure you all know it’s the one everyone said looked like a giant iPod Touch - or iPhone despite the fact that it doesn’t make calls. The pyrotechnics at the opening display of Burj Khalifa would be a fair comparison.

You'd need a steady hand and the patience of a saint to build any sort of structure out of toothpicks. So this toothpick city, created by New Yorker Stan Munro, is a pretty remarkable feat. Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the Vatican, Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Eiffel Tower were among over 50 iconic landmarks replicated at a 1:164 scale.

Solar panels on the Burj Khalifa will heat 140,000 liters of water a day, the building’s developers have claimed. Ahmad Al Matrooshi, the managing director of developers Emaar, said that the world’s tallest building – which re-opened to tourists on Monday – would be a benchmark for urban developments seeking sustainability in the region.

On March 18, the world's first Armani Hotel in Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower did not open as planned. Instead, like with every ambitious hotel and construction project that suffers from its own hype, it was delayed for a later spring opening. And now we finally have a date...we hope.