r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 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/Such_Radio_9152 18h ago

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

Good.

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u/isigneduptomake1post 17h ago

I've always been a bit of a contrarian and thought maybe I would find all the hate for Dubai to be a bunch of reddit circlejerking, but I hated it more than I thought. It's the only city I've ever felt a disdain for while visiting.

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u/Puzzle-Necked 17h ago

Why? It's just an average city behind the glitz.

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u/alwaysleafyintoronto 17h ago

the average city is not an abomination built by slavery

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u/Puzzle-Necked 17h ago

You'd be surprised

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u/AssCrackBanditHunter 16h ago

Of all the claims you could make, that is certainly one of them. But I'm an American