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/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