Thursday, January 21, 2010

Property slump \ biggest challenge\ for Dubai hotels

The president of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has branded the collapse of Dubai's real estate industry the "single biggest challenge" facing the emirate's hospitality industry.

In the peak of the property boom, the engine of Dubai's economy, hotels leaned heavily on its custom to fill their rooms and were left with few alternatives when the real estate market slumped, said Thomas Storey.

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