We explain what we know so far about the situation with the hotel's restaurants and bars, the reasons for Burj Al Arab's closure and what we could expect it to look like.

Burj Al Arab is finally taking a day off — well, 18 months off — for a large scale restoration. The city’s best‑known icon, which has doubled as a status symbol, afternoon‑tea backdrop and Instagram ...

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Dubai’s Burj Al Arab is heading into an 18-month refurbishment, a move that has drawn attention across the tourism sector. The sail-shaped luxury hote.

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 refurbishment will reportedly ‘upgrade the hotel's iconic decor while preserving its distinctive character’ ...

April 15 (Reuters) - Luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai will shut during a major 18-month renovation, a staff member confirmed on Wednesday, its first since opening in 1999 and at a time when tourism ...

The property, which opened in 1999, is known for its opulent interiors featuring Statuario marble, Swarovski crystals and 24-carat gold leaf. View on euronews ...

Dubai's iconic sail-shaped hotel, Burj Al Arab, was caught in the crossfire of recent Iran-US tensions. Debris from an intercepted drone caused a minor fire on its outer facade. The incident, part of ...

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