Dubai ups ante with $1.5B hotel on palm island (The Standard-Times)

27 September 2008, 10:06 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It's the latest word in Persian Gulf excess: a $1.5 billion resort boasting a $25,000-a-night suite and dolphins flown in from the South Pacific — all atop an island built in the shape of a palm tree.... read more

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