Hotel Girl

Credit crunch? What credit crunch? The £800m luxury Dubai hotel opens today with rooms costing up to £13,000 a night.

Guests can enjoy an indoor ski slope and huge open air tank with dolphins flown in from the Solomon Islands. The mega wealthy can splash out on £13,000-a-night suites with a gold leaf 18-seat dining table.

Dubai's fairy tale world isn't completely sheltered from the global economic turmoil - the state is confident its tourism income will support the economy once the oil stops flowing. If not, surely they'll get a few quid for those gold leaf tables on eBay...