Restaurant review: Hemingway night at Ruth’s Chris Dubai
Dining in Dubai steakhouses can be prohibitively expensive for some reason that ArabianMoney has yet to fully fathom, so it pays to be on the look out for a special deal.
Last night we checked…
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Hotel review: Viceroy Yas Hotel pulls into pole position in Abu Dhabi
Any hotel with a Formula One racing track splitting it into two parts is bound to be rather unusual. The Viceroy Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi is that and more with a futuristic interior straight…
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World Bank conclusion that China can grow at 8% a year for 20 years is like Japan versus the US in 1990
Economists are an unimaginative breed, projecting the past into the future and calling that a forecast. ArabianMoney was reminded of that yesterday at a seminar organized by the DIFC. One chap said the worst investment…
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Hotel review: DIFC Ritz-Carlton’s excellent 1st anniversary package
The Ritz-Carlton in the Dubai International Financial Centre is a year old and celebrating by offering a special dine and stay package for just AED1,300 for a couple until the end of this month. This…
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Restaurant review: AOC Sofitel, Jumeirah Beach Residence
Finding a top-quality French brasserie with a terrace on to the Dubai beachfront is far more difficult than you might imagine. French restaurants are under-represented in Dubai and seaview al fresco dining is even rarer.…
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$105k Cavalli Club bill shows overpricing of alcohol in Dubai
A bill from the Cavalli Club that came to over $105,000 has gone viral on Twitter today, and the customers did not even order anything to eat!
The bill is being immediately seen as a…
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Hotel review: Al Bustan Palace Muscat undergoing a Ritz-Carlton transformation
Go back 15 years and the winner of the awards for the Best Hotel in the Middle East was always the Al Bustan Palace in Muscat, a luxury resort in an idyllic setting actually built…
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Hotel review: the oldest continually operated hotel in the UK
Before the Red Lion Hotel in Salisbury was renamed in the early 1700s it was known as the White Bear Inn which opened as a guest house for the architects and other professionals who built…
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Why is UAE shopping so expensive when there is no VAT and retail rentals are low?
UAE retailers must be making huge profit margins because they charge high prices for goods and yet do not have to stump up 20 per cent VAT as in Europe and their rents are way…
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Restaurant review: truffle season at Certo, Radisson Blu, Dubai Media City
November is something of a magic month for truffle aficionados in Italy and from last night the Certo restaurant in Dubai Media City has started to serve a special a la carte menu featuring the…
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