Dubai is sick: Our SUV's are funding this!

[Buddy Holly]

Ah yes... I remember the big Hilton/Marriott oil boom of the 1980s...

When did Hilton/Marriott become developers of major projects? They're just the name attached to whatever hotel is bult by whatever developer. They just run the hotels not build or finance them. Most if not all those extravagant developments are funded by the Saudi royal family.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

I would not with mr NSync when it comes to urrrrban development--whether it be local or foreign.

That mecca stuff looks pretty tight, its a shame it'll be nuked shortly after completion.

[flipcritic]

Numnuts, it isn't the city that is building these things, but theoil rich Princes' wjp are funding all these projects... with what? The money they gotten from oil.

Thanks for the clarification. I probably associated your earlier comments with the thread le. Dubai law does allow foreigners to control property, and this has spurred heavy construction. How much of that can be attributed to the oil royalty is something I don't know, it could be small. But yes, it could be a lot