It was October 2003; the setting was the recently opened Madinat Jumeirah, its lobby strewn with even more rose-petals and incense-bearers than usual. For the weary Dubai hack pack, lured there by the anticipation of free Jumeirah International...

Here's a lucrative career suggestion for anyone struggling in the Dubai recession, and you don't even have to get out of bed: "STUNNING star student Paige Ashley turned her back on a lawyer's career to make £1million as a real life Belle de Jour. My...