Dubai

Dubai sold 40.85 million hotel nights in one year. That was 2025 — occupied room nights, up from 39.19 million the year before, across a city with under five million residents. Average room rates crossed 200 dollars going into 2026. The occupancy figure matters more than the visitor count: it meas…

Dubai is planning for a city it does not have yet. Every figure it publishes points the same direction: a metro line dated to 2032, an airport sized for 260 million passengers, an island resumed after fifteen years, a population target of 5.8 million. None of it is required by today's demand. All…

There is a tunnel boring machine under Dubai right now. Blue Line tunnelling began in May 2026 — 30 kilometres and 14 stations, cutting east toward Dubai Silicon Oasis and International City, due to open in 2029. Above ground, nothing about your commute has changed. Below it, a machine the length…