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Middle East's richest city rewards residents bringing in tourists with $800 worth of perks

Middle East's richest city rewards residents bringing in tourists with $800 worth of perks

Dubai, the Middle East's richest city in terms of high-net-worth individuals, will offer more than 3,000 dirhams (US$816) worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit, the emirate's media office said, as months of war have battered its tourism sector.
In one of world's richest cities, luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

In one of world's richest cities, luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

Dubai completes world's first flying taxi station with capacity for 170,000 passengers a year

Dubai completes world's first flying taxi station with capacity for 170,000 passengers a year

Partial flight resumptions restore some gold flows from key hub Dubai

Partial flight resumptions restore some gold flows from key hub Dubai

The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed gold flows from this ‌major global trading hub to partially resume this ‌week, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
March 15, 2026 | 12:40 am PT
Rich Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears

Rich Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears

Soon after ​the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried to move more than US$100,000 each from their local bank ‌accounts to Singapore to hedge risk.
March 7, 2026 | 12:36 am PT
Days of fear, tears of relief: Singaporeans race home from conflict-hit Dubai

Days of fear, tears of relief: Singaporeans race home from conflict-hit Dubai

The first passengers from Dubai landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Thursday after being stranded for days by airspace closures across the Middle East.
March 5, 2026 | 01:43 am PT
Super-rich spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to flee Dubai amid air travel disruptions

Super-rich spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to flee Dubai amid air travel disruptions

Dubai's super-rich have started fleeing the glitzy business hub by any means necessary, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to escape a regional war they fear has no end in sight.
March 4, 2026 | 06:12 pm PT
Tourism industry scrambles with fallout following cancellations of 20,000 flights amid Middle East conflict

Tourism industry scrambles with fallout following cancellations of 20,000 flights amid Middle East conflict

The airline and tourism industries are scrambling to deal with the fallout from the escalating U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran, while governments are rushing to bring stranded travelers home from the Middle East following the cancellation of more than 20,000 flights over a handful of days.
March 3, 2026 | 06:28 pm PT
How the Vietnamese community in the Middle East is coping in the early days of conflict

How the Vietnamese community in the Middle East is coping in the early days of conflict

Two explosions shook the Dubai International Financial Center at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, forcing restaurant owner Vu Hai Duc to drop to the trembling floor and shield his head.
March 3, 2026 | 01:19 am PT
Hong Kong actor Benny Chan stuck in Dubai as Middle East tension disrupts air travel

Hong Kong actor Benny Chan stuck in Dubai as Middle East tension disrupts air travel

Hong Kong actor Benny Chan and Chinese actor Li Mao have been stuck while traveling in Dubai due to the U.S.-Israel war against Iran that disrupted regional air travel.
March 2, 2026 | 11:25 pm PT
Global ultra-wealthy relocate in record numbers, and here are their top 6 destinations

Global ultra-wealthy relocate in record numbers, and here are their top 6 destinations

A growing number of the world's wealthiest individuals are relocating overseas, with the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Singapore, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand emerging as leading destinations for inbound wealth migration.
February 26, 2026 | 12:01 am PT
FIFA president Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, cites 'crazy' demand

FIFA president Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, cites 'crazy' demand

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday defended controversial ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, revealing that organizers had received a record 150 million requests for tickets in the past two weeks.
December 29, 2025 | 06:58 pm PT
Bodies of missing Russian cryptocurrency millionaire Roman Novak and wife found in Dubai desert

Bodies of missing Russian cryptocurrency millionaire Roman Novak and wife found in Dubai desert

Russian cryptocurrency millionaire Roman Novak and his wife Anna, who went missing in the United Arab Emirates about a month ago, have been found dismembered and buried in a desert near Dubai.
November 9, 2025 | 08:48 pm PT
World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup

World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup

Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
October 31, 2025 | 07:16 pm PT
$680 cup of coffee in Dubai is world's most expensive

$680 cup of coffee in Dubai is world's most expensive

A cup of coffee sold for US$680 at Roasters Specialty Coffee House in Dubai has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most expensive.
October 18, 2025 | 05:12 pm PT
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