★ Private Action
Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project
Gulf Money, U.S. FavorsThe Family Business Abroad
Filed May 2025$1,000,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Dar Global launched sales of the 80-story Trump International Hotel Dubai, with units priced up to $20 million. The project channels branding and management fees to the Trump Organization.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Eric Trump credited UAE authorities at the Dubai launch with granting the project's required real-estate permits in roughly a month, while his father is in office and the Trump Organization is collecting fees on the project.
★ Cast your vote
In early May 2025, Dar Global launched sales of the $1 billion, 80-story Trump International Hotel and Tower in Dubai, with individual units reaching $20 million. Eric Trump was honored at a launch party in Dubai and noted on stage that the necessary real-estate permits had taken only a month to obtain from UAE authorities. The project channels branding and management fees to the Trump Organization.
Further reading
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- ★ Private ActionApril 2025Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
- ★ Government ActionMay 2026Trump's DOJ forever-bars IRS claims against Trump and family
- ★ Government ActionNovember 2025Trump and Lutnick cut a mining deal their sons stand to profit from
- ★ Government ActionMay 2025Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for