Originally Posted by stupidhead

Singapore is a century-old trade hub. Dubai is a bunch of buildings floating on a desert. And they don't even have oil. People just come because it's hot. No fundamentals behind the house of cards.

What's the appeal anyway? You go, get sunburned, lay on the "beach", and come home much poorer than you were when you left (i.e. fly business there, economy back). And you melt, if you go outside for even a second. It's an amusement park for the nouveau riche, pretty much. No thanks.