You’ve seen it a thousand times on postcards and hotel campaigns, that unmistakable white sail rising from the Arabian Gulf. But Burj Al Arab has always been more than its silhouette. It is a building ...

Burj Al Arab has never been a hotel that does things halfway, not when it first rose out of an artificial island in the late 1990s, and not now, as it prepares to disappear behind hoardings for an ...

The property, which opened in 1999, is known for its opulent interiors featuring Statuario marble, Swarovski crystals and 24-carat gold leaf. The Burj Al Arab has long been an iconic part of the Dubai ...

DUBAI: Dubai’s Burj Al Arab will temporarily close as it undergoes a phased restoration programme lasting 18 months, according to its owner, Jumeirah Group. The luxury hotel, regarded as one of the ...