Boy oh boy, it never ends in Dubai. With all the money being spent to develop Dubai into this uber-luxurious city, it's the goal to make everything comfortable. In past articles about Dubai in the summer one negative always mentioned is the temparture, affecting aspects like the sand on the beach just being too hot to walk barefeet on. Well the new Palazzo Versace hotel plans on being the first hotel in the world to have a refrigerated beach. The system will be a series of heat-absorbing pipes built under the sand and giant wind blowers, designed to keep tourists cool in the searing 40-50C (104-122F) heat. The hotel, which is due to open late next year or early 2010, will be controlled by thermostats linked up to computers and feature a cooled swimming pool.
Rachel Noble, of Tourism Concern, was quoted: "Dubai is like a bubble world where the things that are worrying the rest of the world, like climate change, are simply ignored so people can continue destructive lifestyles."
Completely agree with that statement but all Dubai is worried about is attracting the majority of the jet-setters.
