{"id":12261,"date":"2019-01-15T03:27:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T03:27:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-01-15T03:27:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T03:27:42","slug":"dubai-predictions-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/inspo\/best-of\/dubai-predictions-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"2019: 10 Very Serious Predictions About What Dubai Has In Store This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From a whole lot of influencer dramas to a Lamborghini collecting fines worth hundreds of thousands of dirhams to wacky food trends &#8211; it has been an eventful year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>If you have been wondering what 2019 will look like for Dubai, your search is just about to end<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lovin just dusted off, er, its crystal ball to come up with an extremely accurate and reliable list of predictions of what 2019 has in store for Dubai. For the science, of course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l1Lc3zJw99vHZJKBa\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/falloutboy-fall-out-boy-l1Lc3zJw99vHZJKBa\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>1. UAE will win the AFC Asian Cup<\/h3>\n<p>After a tie with Bahrain and then beating India with a 2-0, it is pretty clear that the UAE has its eyes on the prize. It is already on top of Group A with four points and we are calling it &#8211; the Asian Cup is UAE\u2019s to win.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsdvCCrBvp3\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsdvCCrBvp3\/\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsdvCCrBvp3\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by #AsianCup2019 (@afcasiancup)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-01-10T18:46:32+00:00\">Jan 10, 2019 at 10:46am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>2. Dubai will break 32 more Guinness World Records this year<\/h3>\n<p>And at least nine of them will have something to do with the world\u2019s most expensive bagel. It is covered in gold, of course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/69ojjmlVR3UKAGJ0Zu\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cheddar-bagel-bagels-national-day-69ojjmlVR3UKAGJ0Zu\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. A suburb will be renamed after a national bank<\/h3>\n<p>And Facebook groups will RAGE.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xUPJUdGUnVWZ0wMw7e\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/anotherround-buzzfeed-another-round-xUPJUdGUnVWZ0wMw7e\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. Rental prices will continue to drop until the end of the year<\/h3>\n<p>This isn\u2019t even about the crystal ball. Do your research &#8211; the experts are calling it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BmmfETghGOPrW\" width=\"480\" height=\"206\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reaction-BmmfETghGOPrW\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Michael Buble will come back to perform in Dubai<\/h3>\n<p>New Album? A possible world tour? It is not even a prediction, it is just math at this point.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/6uFtGsiT4SMcE\" width=\"480\" height=\"278\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/michael-buble-christmas-i-want-him-for-6uFtGsiT4SMcE\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>6. Dubai Arena will open around May and it will be one of the biggest launches ever<\/h3>\n<p>Even by Dubai standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Cfun4zCShcOlO\" width=\"480\" height=\"259\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bitch-please-bougie-Cfun4zCShcOlO\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>7. An influencer will post a sponsored ad\u2026and admit it\u2019s an ad<\/h3>\n<p>It could happen!<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/2tL9qIbPdXuxp2WWsJ\" width=\"480\" height=\"255\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/nbc-a-legendary-christmas-2tL9qIbPdXuxp2WWsJ\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>8. (At least) one celebrity chef will be opening a restaurant in Dubai<\/h3>\n<p>(David Chang.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/aCkuCRqDDJQoU\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/chef-sandwich-ansari-aCkuCRqDDJQoU\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>9. Speaking of Netflix, Black Mirror will have (at least) one Dubai-centric episode<\/h3>\n<p>And your office colleagues will not stop talking about it for the next four business days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/2sddCIZRYfiPlNeLZn\" width=\"480\" height=\"377\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reaction-mood-2sddCIZRYfiPlNeLZn\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>10. 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