DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is splashing into the business of underwater hotels again. The Gulf emirate’s state shipbuilding division Drydocks World said in a ...

To say that the city of Dubai — located in the United Arab Emirates — is a playground for the wealthy would be a gross understatement. The urban wonderland is home to some of the most extravagant ...

Is it a hotel or a James Bond villain’s secret lair? The proposed Water Discus underwater hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, would take a room with a sea view to a whole new level. The luxury hotel ...

December 13, 2007 Anywhere but Dubai, the idea of building a luxury hotel 66 feet underwater would sound far-fetched. But next to the Burj-al-arab, the rotating skyscraper, manufactured islands and ...

Photo Credit: Water Discus Hotels are divided into above and below water sections to provide a unique beachside stay. Deep Ocean Technology / Deep Ocean Technology It wouldn’t be the first time that ...

It has been dubbed the wackiest and coolest hotel in the world - and things are about to get a whole lot stranger. The first zany, futuristic designs for 'The Water Discus Hotel' - to be based off ...

Drydocks World, the shipbuilding arm of Dubai World, said on Wednesday it has signed a deal with Big Invest Consult, a Swiss company, to develop underwater hotels and floating cities. The deal was ...

It seems the construction boom in bustling Dubai is far from over – already home to several world record-holding projects, including the tallest building (for just a little while longer), the largest ...

Skylines are so passé. In an attempt to give travelers better—or at least closer—ocean views, Dubai-based construction company Drydocks World and Swiss consulting, engineering, and brokerage firm BIG ...

Dubai is known for its outrageous design plans, but the Water Discus Hotel, formally announced last week, could be the wildest thing to come to the city in years. According to Deep Ocean Technology, ...