Dubai a victim of its own success ?

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Dubai has used several slogans to lure tourists over the years. Some of the more notable ones have stressed Dubai's lights and its shopping facilities. One even suggested it was Manhattan in desert sand.However, not all slogans should be heeded and it is definitely not advisable to board a flight to the Persian Gulf emirate without a hotel reservation. Those who do should expect an exhausting search for a hotel room as the glittering metropolis' 32,616 hotel beds are almost always fully booked. An exception is the summer season when the temperature in Dubai is extremely high.

"In Dubai, many hotels are fully booked in September for the period from October through April," according to the reception desk at the five-star Dubai hotel The Palace Old Town.
As daily temperatures in the June-September period average 40 degrees Celsius in the shade with high humidity, tourism officials have been coming up with new ways of attracting tourists. Apart from rebates and special offers that add one free overnight stay to reservations of three or four nights, there also are activities in well air-conditioned areas.

source: http://www.theage.com.au/