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China Plans to Copy Dubai's Burj Khalifa for a Seven-Star Hotel

So—the big development news over the weekend was that China is planning a knock-off of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world at 160 floors. The new building, which will copy the Burj's design and be built with the help of Saudi Arabian firms, is to be erected in the Mentougou district of Beijing. Will it actually happen? Probably not, but it's interesting to think that there could be—in the future—two twin structures so very, very far away from each and both with hotels.

According to ArabianBusiness.com, People’s Daily Online "quoted a senior official as saying that graphics and planning of the ‘seven-star’ hotel had already been completed." Ah ha! Here's the big difference. The Burj Khalifa has the first Armani Hotel, which is only a 5-star. It's Dubai's Burj Al-Arab hotel (which is not record-breakingly tall at all) that is the 7-star in town. Therefore if Beijing goes through with their building, they'll have the first world's tallest building with a 7-star hotel. Whew.

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A Site for Sore Eyes: Armani Hotels Launches Website

Where: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Fancy a fashionable stay in dazzling Dubai? Style-conscious travelers are in luck, as the first of the Armani Hotels is set to open its doors next year in the striking Burj Dubai, destined to become the world's tallest residential and commercial building.

The newly launched Armani Hotels website, offering a titillating glimpse at what we can expect from the first hotel, is, much like the clothes and homewares fashioned by the same designer, a stylish affair.

Offering "the same kind of hospitality that he would extend to his friends and family", Armani invites you to inspect his spacious guestrooms, all bearing the designer's trademark minimal, clean aesthetic to create a feel of casual elegance.

Covering 40, 000 square metres, the Armani Hotel Dubai will include 160 guestrooms and suites, a luxury Armani Spa, a Private Members' Club, two gourmet restaurants and a nightclub. Bespoke designs from the Armani Casa Home Furniture Collection will furnish all the hotel rooms and surrounding public areas.

Real estate giant Emaar has taken control of the business side of things and will be responsible for the development, ownership and operation of the Armani group of hotels, leaving Giorgio to do what he does best: make things look good.

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