My Dad owns a company in Dubai (well in the free zone just outside) so he has employees that live out there and a lot of friends too. He's over over every couple of months to check things but said it's getting VERY expensive there now, he went to one of his regular haunts and a steak had gone up from £25 to £40 in a month! Also beer has almost doubled in price! He normally goes for business so not sure if he'll be up on holiday activities (apart from golf, his trips get more frequent when he's playing in the business golf league...... hmmmmm) but I'll ask him anyway.