In the UAE, most Russian tourists refused to move from hotels with closed beaches.

In the UAE, most Russian tourists refused to move from hotels with closed beaches.

In the United Arab Emirates, more than 75 percent of Russian tourists did not want to move from hotels with beaches closed due to the Persian Gulf oil spill to hotels in Dubai, the Russian Travel Industry Association reports. Authorities in the emirates of Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Ajman closed the beaches due to the oil pollution.