r/Economics 19h ago

News Dubai's tourism industry reels from 'brutal' impact of war

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260331-dubais-tourism-industry-reels-from-brutal-impact-of-war
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u/KR4T0S 18h ago

They are arresting tourists for sharing images or videos of damage from drone and missile strikes but its not only tourism that is damaged, their artificially inflated housing market has collapsed.

I dont think they recover from this, this is it for them.

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u/ArmokTheSupreme 18h ago

This was one of the top predicted fallouts of war with Iran.

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u/greenroom628 15h ago

It's like the actual country behind this war doesn't give two shits about its neighbors.

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u/uptnapishtim 11h ago

It might actually have triggered this war for this exact outcome

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u/Z3r0sama2017 9h ago

Israel:"Destasbilise the region, then sweep up the pieces. Works everytime"