Visiting Dubai in the winter months is frankly a great idea! The weather is perfect – a far cry from the Dubai summer high temps – and the city is festive. If fact, ...

The latest is the gargantuan gold Frame, which is exactly as described — a 500ft-high metallic rectangle which has been built on the side of the D78 highway at the point where old and new Dubai ...

But there is history and culture to dive into if you know where to look. On the waterfront in the ­oldest part of the city, called Deira, Mercure has opened a new hotel, with rooms from £53 per ...