One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai: The Reputation Outruns the Reality
Grounds and welcome are genuinely five-star, but a strict dress code and sunbed chaos mean we wouldn't return.
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Emirates Economy, LHR-DXB: The Whole Package, Bar the Seat
Emirates economy on the A380 nails entertainment, service, and value. The seat is the only weak link — book the daytime flight and it barely matters.
British Airways Premium Economy: LHR to DXB
British Airways Premium Economy on the Dubai route, weighed against Emirates and against paying with Avios.
Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah: A Week in Dubai During Ramadan
A five-star week at Al Qasr during Ramadan, undone almost entirely by pool sunbed politics.
Atlantis Waterpark and Dolphin Bay: Must-Do Once, Skip the Excursion Photos
Great waterpark, worth a day-ticket on a first Dubai trip. But skip the paid excursions and their brutal photo upsells.
The Thermostat Wars of Dubai Dinner Tables
Dubai by day is an oven. By night, indoors, it's a fight over the air conditioning nobody wins.
Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah: First Impressions
A five-star Dubai resort with real glamour, golf-buggy queues, and the same lounger hoarding as any package hotel.
Dubai in Ramadan: What You Can Actually Wear
What Dubai's dress code actually looks like during Ramadan, poolside, at dinner, and at the mall.