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HOTEL REVIEW<br />
STAY OF THE MONTH<br />
An all-access pass to peek into the multi-million dollar<br />
refurbishment at Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai<br />
Words by Varun Godinho<br />
Picture Dubai back in 2003. The Dubai<br />
Mall and Burj Khalifa didn’t exist. The<br />
city’s rapidly altering skyline though just<br />
witnessed a 200m tall glass-and-steel<br />
building rise from the ground right<br />
along the boundary of Sheikh Zayed<br />
Road opposite DIFC. At the time, the<br />
42-storey Shangri-La Dubai was among<br />
the 20 tallest hotels in the world.<br />
Switch to 20<strong>17</strong>. It’s boom time in<br />
Dubai’s burgeoning tourism industry.<br />
There were over 15 million visitors in<br />
Dubai last year alone and more than<br />
4.5million in the first quarter of 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
Dubai is consistently beating cities<br />
like New York, Singapore, Milan and<br />
Hong Kong in attracting highspending<br />
tourists.<br />
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