United Arab Emirates

Haute and hot in Dubai

Michelle Wranik finds there's more branding in the Sandpit than you can poke a manicured fingernail at.

Abu Dhabi

Inside Abu Dhabi's seven-star hotel

Angela Habashy learns that the Emirates Palace's high star rating is no idle boast.

Dubai

For a dip, drop and shop

Belinda Jackson discovers that the pool is the lure and the cure on a bright Dubai morning.

Like a lady razor: the Yas hotel

The eye-catching Yas hotel in Abu Dhabi is a flagship for the emirate's brisk move into tourism.

Armani's luxury Dubai hotel

With suites costing up to $A11,800 for one night, Italian designer Giorgio Armani opens his first signature hotel inside the world's tallest tower in Dubai.