Dubai
Sofitel goes big in Dubai
We will have to wait a little longer to walk the corridors of the Sofitel Dubai Wafi, which is due to open in early 2019. But the contract between the AccorHotels group and property developer MKM Commercial Holdings LLC has been signed, paving the way for a major project for the Sofitel brand. "We are delighted...
Rock and pop hotels in Dubai
A Hilton hotel is expected in Dubai. But not a new establishment from the Hilton Worldwide group, which already has six hotels in the emirate. It is a hotel designed by Paris Hilton! The very media-savvy granddaughter of the hotel group's founder has told the LA Times that she wants to extend her...
Dubai: address book
IDENTITY CARD Formalities: passport valid six months after date of arrival. Time difference: +2 h in summer, +3 h in winter. Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED). 1 euro = AED 4.85 (Sept. 2013). Area code: + 971. GETTING THERE EMIRATES offers 19 weekly flights between Dubai...
Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hotel industry Ever higher
A city within a city, with an office complex, residences, a sandy beach, a hydrotherapy centre and the blue ripples of its pools in the middle of West Bay, Doha's new 'place to be', a chic and trendy business district that was still a desert four years ago...
Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi: three brothers in solidarity
Qatar: Oil windfall Established in 1971, like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, a nation barely 40 years old, already has the second highest GDP per capita in the world. Above all, it has one of the fastest-growing economies in the region. And in Doha, it shows. Here, a tower designed by Jean Nouvel is covered...
