Dubai hotels brace for summer like no other as global travel restrictions start to ease
Hospitality sector predicts many more foreign tourists will brave the heat this year, as they offer free room upgrades and slash nightly costs
Tourists walk along the bridge from Jumeirah Beach Residence to Bluewaters Island on a cool January day. The city is one of the global hubs fully open to tourists, who have flocked there for a break from lockdown at home. AP
Tourists and residents enjoy the sunset at Jumeirah Beach Residence, with the Dubai Eye on Bluewaters Island in the background
Mask-clad Israeli tourists walk towards their bus after a visit to the historic Al Fahidi neighbourhood near Dubai Creek. AFP
Dubai: Restaurants charge up to Dh300 for no-show dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on March 6, 2021
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Restaurant owners told Khaleej Times it is common practice to take credit card details from customers once they have made bookings, in the event of a no-show.
Restaurants are cracking down on patrons who fail to show up after booking reservations by charging up to Dh300 per guest.
Restaurateurs in Dubai have said the pre-existing policy had to re-enforced as new Covid-19 restrictions limit capacity at outlets to 50 per cent, suspend brunches and close by 1am.
Restaurant owners told Khaleej Times it is common practice to take credit card details from customers once they have made bookings, in the event of a no-show. Nicolas Budzynski, global operations director of French restaurant LPM, said: “The practice is not new. We have had it in place since we opened in Dubai 11 years ago. It is also standard practice in cities like London, where our restaurants are ori
Fine dining in Detroit just got more affordable if you’re vaccinated.
Oak & Reel, an upscale seafood restaurant which opened in Sept. 2020 amid the pandemic, has announced plans to give 50% off for dine-in customers who can show proof of vaccination, now that indoor dining is once again allowed in the Wolverine State. Eateries in Michigan and Massachusetts have already started offering the promotions, which give discounts to vaccinated diners. (iStock)
The promotion, however, seems less targeted at penalizing patrons who don’t get the COVID vaccine, but more of a thank-you for the frontline workers who may receive the vaccinations before the rest of the local population, as the deal currently only runs through the end of February.
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