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Dubai may submit a bid to host the Youth Olympic Games as part of a strategy to show that the emirate is capable of hosting the 2024 Olympics which they are also in the running for. The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Dubai has announced that it will apply to host the youth version of the international event, which will add value to their 2024 bid and showcase what the country has to offer. It would also be a great form of rehearsal for the Olympics and attract more tourism to Dubai.

The emirate is already known as one of the top business friendly cities in the world and has a top notch infrastructure in place to support tourism on a large scale. Dubai boasts a cosmopolitan atmosphere as it has attracted major international companies from a wide range of industries in the last ten years.

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The Eid holiday prompts a variety of celebrations and travel to Dubai, but all of the excitement has led to some major travel chaos on the Dubai Metro service. The situation led to delays for thousand of riders as technical issue on the Dubai Metro remained unresolved after 2 days of work.

The Metro service was scrambling to coordinate feeder buses to transport stranded passengers ont eh route between Business Bay and Karama. Police were called out to keep the crowds in line and guide passengers to feeder buses amid the tumult. The technical difficulties began on Monday at 5pm and had yet to be resolved by the following evening. Staff at the Karama station refused to elaborate on the nature of the technical problems, but it's clear that the city's transport network was pushed to its limit by the huge Eid crowds.

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Emirates Air, a Dubai based airline, was fined along with JetBlue by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for limiting the compensation provided to travelers for lost or damaged luggage. The airlines were fined $100,000 for violating the terms of an international treaty, and JetBlue was fined an additional $50,000 for federal aviation violations over deceptive pricing practices.

Emirates Air was found to be in violation of the Montreal Convention, which is an international agreement governing liability limits for international airline travel. The treaty holds airlines responsible for lost, damaged or delayed baggage up to a set limit of $1,820 and it forbids airlines from setting lower compensation limits on international flights. It also bars carriers from refusing compensation for high value items such as jewelry, electronics and the like.