If you’re planning to seek out the sun any time soon, the UAE is a perennial favourite – and not just because of its not-quite-long-haul flight time from the UK (a reasonable seven hours). These are ...

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New hotels in Dubai are never far away. Even as the city inches closer to the 800-hotel mark, leaders and visionaries show no signs of slowing down. Later this year, the new Dubai hotel Atlantis The ...

Dubai’s hospitality sector is entering a new upgrade cycle, with several hotels across the city undergoing major renovations as operators reposition assets to meet evolving guest expectations. From ...

Sarah is a broadcast journalist, editor and author specialising in travel and hotel reviews. Her latest travel shows, Grand Voyager, Explore, Postcards and Silk Road Adventures, aired on Euronews, and ...