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Cove Rotana's 24-hour stays for two adults and two children start from Dh399. Photo: RAKTDA

UAE staycation deals for May and June, including Eid Al Adha

Offers include free children's meals, complimentary theme park and museum access and discount spa treatments

Where to travel for under Dh2,500 this Eid

Middle East flights: British Airways plans phased return to Dubai and Doha

Hotel of the weekSix Senses London turns historic department store into wellness retreat

Hotels and restaurants adjust to less demand and shorter bookings

Spotlight

Pentagon UFO files show strange craft flying over UAE waters
UAE Property'Can a tenant legally prevent the owner from conducting viewings?’
CommentThe Iran war did not create the UAE's industrial push but accelerated it
Hokum review: A haunted hotel mystery rooted in grief and unease
UAE receives first shipment of Nvidia's advanced AI chips
Hantavirus: How concerned should we be?
Five David Attenborough documentaries filmed in the Middle East
How tomorrow's world is being shaped in Abu Dhabi

Features

In a competitive hospitality landscape, art has become a differentiator for hotels aiming to flex their cultural muscles. Photo: El Fenn Marrakesh

Inside the world’s most art-filled hotels, from The Ned Doha to The Fife Arms

Whether it’s Rothko after-hours in Florence or open-air installations in the Maldives, these properties put serious art at the centre of the stay

From bunk beds to sofa seats: Airlines offering new ways to sleep in economy

Teruel Airport, a former military base in Spain’s Aragon region, is one of the world’s most prominent aircraft storage hubs. EPA

Where do grounded planes go? Inside the network moving aircraft away from harm

Qatar resumes flights for foreign airlines after weeks of disruption

Jumeirah Burj Al Arab is undergoing an 18-month restoration project. Photo: Jumeirah

UAE hotels closing this summer: Which ones are shutting and why

Zayed International Airport opens to visitors with Shopping Pass

Dubai’s St Regis, The Palm, and Radisson Blu Media City announce renovations

Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort closes 'following careful consideration'

Burj Al Arab closes to undergo 18-month restoration

Hotels

Cove Rotana's 24-hour stays for two adults and two children start from Dh399. Photo: RAKTDA

UAE staycation deals for May and June, including Eid Al Adha

Offers include free children's meals, complimentary theme park and museum access and discount spa treatments

Best hotels in Makkah for Hajj and Umrah, from luxury to budget options

Hotels and restaurants adjust to less demand and shorter bookings

UAE hotels closing this summer: Which ones are shutting and why

Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort closes 'following careful consideration'

Burj Al Arab closes to undergo 18-month restoration

Staycation hotel deals in the UAE and Oman

Destinations

The El Chepe railway winds for 650km through the steep canyons of northern Mexico. Photo: John Brunton

Riding the El Chepe train – and a 130kph zipline – in Mexico’s Copper Canyon

The journey is one of Latin America’s greatest adventures

Mission to Middle Earth: Road-tripping through New Zealand in search of hobbits

Romance and ruins: A trip through Yorkshire’s Wuthering Heights locations

Hands-on holidays: How 'skillcations' are changing the way we travel

Two days in Sejong City, South Korea’s purpose-built city of the future

Exploring Amman in 24 hours: What to eat, see and do

Tracing the ghosts of empire in Uzbekistan

Staycations

Despite numerous hotel launches, staycation deals are getting harder to find across the UAE. Photo: Mandarin Oriental

You're not imagining it – UAE staycations are getting more expensive

With prices up by nearly 20 per cent this Ramadan, here's how you can still get a bargain break

National Day holiday: Everything you need to know about driving to Oman

JA Beach Hotel review: How one of Dubai’s oldest resorts retains its charm

UAE National Day staycations: Hotel deals and offers for the long weekend

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