Easy. Fly to Dubai and hold up a sign. New waterfront development in this bizarro outpost of the Middle East makes Florida seem like down-market lakefront property. And where the underwater hotels will soon go, the megayachts will follow. Last week’s Dubai International Boat Show rang up nearly $150 million in new sales:
“Organisers and exhibitors have all reported record-breaking results that make this year’s Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) 2007 the most successful edition in its history. Despite blustery conditions for the final days, nearly 25,000 visitors passed through the exhibition gates over the five-day event, in which 330 boats were on show, with several of the exhibitors selling their entire range of display vessels and many others taking a wealth of advance orders. Reports from exhibitors suggest that a total of US$148 million worth of boats, yachts, boating equipment and services were sold during the show.”
Original post by Jeffrey Davis and software by Elliott Back