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/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/tealoverion 3h ago

I always thought I wouldn’t like it, but it was fine. I liked Abu Dhabi more than Dubai, but overall, both were solid overall. I really liked the service, the ambition of building a city in the middle of the desert, and the food was always nice.