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The W Hotel Dubai Beach Resort

Adults Only Beach Resort Dubai

The W Mina Seyahi in Dubai is the newest jewel in the crown for the Marriot International W Hotels group. Celebrating its second birthday in March 2024, it burst onto the Dubai Hotel scene to compete with the most luxurious accommodation that Dubai has to offer. A perfect new venue for the pleasure seeking jet set has been created to appeal to those who know how to enjoy themselves.

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Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve – with Biosphere Expeditions.

Dubai Desert Adventure

What comes to mind when you think of Dubai? Shiny high rise hotels or perhaps extravagant shopping malls with giant aquariums?  Maybe the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, or palm-shaped man made islands reclaimed from the sea. But there is another side to the story of Dubai.  I travel to the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) with Biosphere Expeditions to discover more about it.

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New Dubai Hotel – the NH Collection

The NH Hotel group is a Spanish multinational hotel company. They operate 350 hotels in 35 countries and the NH Collection is their first hotel in the buzzing metropolis of Dubai in the UAE. This beautiful brand new hotel, situated in the middle of the Palm Jumeirah, has just celebrated its first birthday. The NH Collection group strap line is ‘outstanding stays in exceptional locations’ and this lovely hotel in the beating heart of Dubai certainly qualifies for this description.

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2023 travel – where I went

2023 was a year of travel and exploration for me and I visited new countries and new places in the UK. I made new contacts and new friends. The travel community is really pretty special.

I began with a January trip to Rancho Las Cascadas, the luxury horse riding ranch in the Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico which is my happy place. Gorgeous horses, gorgeous people, sunshine and the very best in Mexican hospitality make this my go to winter destination…

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