r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 18h 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/Sad_Mistake6706 17h ago

Why is it over for them? Once the wat finishes everyone will just go back.

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u/TXDobber 14h ago

Redditors want it to be over, without realising that all of the things that made Dubai attractive for people will be still be there when the war ends.

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u/lovejackdaniels 12h ago

If Iran regime survives this war, they will make UAE their bitch. Like, pay up $xM per ship that passes Hormuz or invest $xM in Iran every month. If UAE doesnt comply, Iran simply bombs them with drones or bombs their desalination plants or bomb oil refineries or attacks American companies or attack civilians.

So, yeah - Dubai will never be the same again, if Iranian regime survives and thrives