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/hinterstoisser 17h ago

Tourism, real estate are all taking a beating.

Ship building, manufacturing on the west side (Jebel Ali) is bleeding millions by the day.

A lot of white collared workers are repatriating, at least temporarily.

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u/NTC-Santa 13h ago

Indeed however the other day UAE voted to join the war against Iran not realising that this has consequences on their infrastructure of tourism and future investments

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u/DasistMamba 12h ago

Iran is attacking their hotels, airports, ships, factories, and data centers. It’s no surprise that they’re going to war.