UAE Erects 'Most Expensive Christmas Tree Ever'

A tree of excess for Christmas
Many around the world may be hurting for money not just for gifts or even for a Christmas Tree but money is no object when it come to celebrating the holiday in Abu Dhabi. The Muslim desert emirate decided the world needed the world’s Most Expensive Christmas tree, so it erected a 40-foot, fake evergreen to decorate the gold leaf bedecked routunda of the Emirates Palace AHotel. The bejeweled Christmas Tree is worth about $11 million.  The totals include 181 diamonds, pearls, emeralds,...

Emirates Palace erects $11m Christmas tree
An Emirati man walks past an 11-million-dollar Christmas Tree at the Emirates Palace hotel in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than 11 million dollars. (AFP) Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than $11 million. It is the "Most Expensive Christmas...

UAE hotel erects 11-million-dollar Christmas tree
Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than 11 million dollars on Wednesday. It is the "Most Expensive Christmas Tree ever," with a "value of over 11 million dollars," said Hans Olbertz, General Manager of Emirates Palace hotel, at its inauguration. [Related: Tips for baking the best holiday cookies] The 13-metre (40-foot) faux evergreen, located in the gold l...

Hotel erects $11 million-dollar Christmas tree!
Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than 11 million dollars on Wednesday. It is the "Most Expensive Christmas Tree ever," with a "value of over 11 million dollars," said Hans Olbertz, General Manager of Emirates Palace hotel, at its inauguration. The 13-metre (40-foot) faux evergreen, located in the gold leaf-bedecked rotunda of the hotel, is decorated with silver and gold bows, ba...

The Most Expensive Christmas Tree in the World is..
It’s inside the Emirates Palace Hotel, a hotel which claims it is too nice to be just a five-star resort, it is a SEVEN STAR facility. It  is now offering  a special deal on a one week stay for a million dollars. As you read the following story, keep in mind we are buying oil from these people, so WE are funding their lavish lifestyle.   Our EPA is making it impossible to drill offshore in either deep or shallow spots, or to frack Natural Gas from our own reserves,...

United Arab Emirates Hotel Erects 11-Million-Dollar Christmas Tree
© Agence France-Presse An Emirati man walks past an 11-million-dollar Christmas Tree at the Emirates Palace hotel in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than 11 million dollars Christmas came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas Tree valued at more than 11 million dolla...

Hotel boasts $11m Christmas tree
A glitzy hotel in Abu Dhabi has put on show a jewel-encrusted Christmas Tree which it says is worth over $11m (£7m). Items of jewellery studded with scores of precious stones are draped on the tree's branches, along with more traditional baubles and lights. While the tree alone is worth a mere $10,000, the jewellery adds more than $11m to the value, said the hotel's General Manager Hans Olbertz. He admitted the idea for the tree was hatched by the hotel's marketing team. The ...

Abu Dhabi erects $11m Christmas tree
CHRISTMAS came in extravagant Fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejeweled Christmas Tree valued at more than $11 million. It is the “Most Expensive Christmas Tree ever”, said Hans Olbertz, General Manager of Emirates Palace hotel, at its inauguration. The 13m faux evergreen, located in the gold leaf-bedecked rotunda of the hotel, is decorated with silver and gold bows, ball-shaped ornaments and small white lights. But the necklaces, earrin...

In Abu Dhabi, Christmas comes decked with gold
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas Tree. The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel's General Manager, Hans Olbertz, was quoted in local Newspapers Thursday as saying the 43-foot (13-meter) faux fir has 131 ornamen...

In Abu Dhabi, Christmas comes decked with gold
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas Tree. The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel’s General Manager, Hans Olbertz, was quoted in local Newspapers Thursday as saying the 43-foot (13-meter) faux fir has ...

Abu Dhabi Hotel Debuts $11 Million Christmas Tree
An Abu Dhabi hotel unveiled a jewel-encrusted Christmas Tree today worth more than $11 million. How's that for bling? It is the "Most Expensive Christmas Tree ever," said Hans Olbertz, general manager of Emirates Palace hotel, according to Agence-France Presse. The tree stands 40 feet tall and is decorated with silver and gold bows, ball-shaped ornaments and white lights. Its branches are draped with 181 diamonds, pearls, emeralds, sapphires and other previous stones. Sponsored Links "The ...

$11M Tree Shows Abu Dhabi's Xmas Extravagance
Like this Story? Share it: Learn about the people, economy and history. (AP) When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas Tree. The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel's general manager, Hans Olbertz, was quoted in local Newspapers Thursday as saying the 43-f...

Abu Dhabi pines for a golden Christmas
A hotel in Abu Dhabi is in the running for the accolade of having the world's Most Expensive Christmas Tree. The $11m (£7m) faux fir at the Emirates Palace hotel – which also boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine which dispenses real gold bars – stands 43ft (13m) tall and has been decorated with 131 trinkets crafted from gold, diamonds and sapphires. The hotel is now in line for an entry in Guinness World Records. The current record holder is a $10.8m tree decor...

In Abu Dhabi, Christmas comes decked with gold
When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas Tree. The $11 million symbol of the season is the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel's General Manager, Hans Olbertz, is quoted in local Newspapers on Thursday as saying the 43-foot (13-meter) tree has 131 ornaments that include gold and precious stones. Christma...

Fancy ATM skips the folding cash, spits out gold
FILE - In this photo made available by Ex Oriente Lux company, Thomas Geissler the CEO of Ex Oriente Lux, left, and an Emirati official remove the cover of an ATM-style kiosk which monitors the daily gold price and offers small bars up to 10 grams or coins with customized designs during an opening and demonstration ceremony at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in this May 12, 2010 file photo. The German company planned to install a similar machine Friday Dec. 17, 2010 ...

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In what can only serve as further proof of the war on Christmas the folks of the Muslim country of Abu Dhabi have stuck a big finger in the eyes of anti Christmas forces in this country. The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel's General Manager, Hans Olbertz, was quoted in local Newspapers Thursday as saying the 43-foot (13-meter) fa...

Merry Christmas From Abu Dhabi
In what can only serve as further proof of the war on Christmas the folks of the Muslim country of Abu Dhabi have stuck a big finger in the eyes of anti Christmas forces in this country. The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine that pops out small gold bars. The hotel's General Manager, Hans Olbertz, was quoted in local Newspapers Thursday as saying the 43-foot (13-meter) fa...

Tree Man | A Special Delivery
Photographs by Fred R. Conrad/The New York TimesThe Most Expensive tree of the season heading to its new home in Harlem. This is the third in an occasional series about Nikola Ivkovic, a Christmas Tree seller on Broadway. The second week of December came, and Nikola Ivkovic got his annual phone call from his best customer. “You have a tree for me?” the best customer asked. Mr. Ivkovic did: a wide, 11-foot-tall Fraser fir — for $450. The best customer let out the laugh of someone who knew

Energy: A Prize in the Desert Aims to Become the Cleantech Nobel
I'm traveling today to the Energy Innovation 2010 conference in Washington, where I'll be moderating a panel tomorrow on innovation policy, so I apologize for the light posting today. I'll have more on the conference tomorrow, which brings together thinkers and Journalists who are looking for a new way to crack the energy and climate problem. But I did want to draw attention to the announcement for the nominees of a newish award that could inject fresh prestige—and capital—into the e...

Fancy ATM skips the folding cash, spits out gold
Boca Raton, Fla. (AP) — Shoppers who are looking for something sparkly to put under the Christmas Tree can skip the jewelry and go straight to the source: an ATM that dispenses shiny 24-carat gold bars and coins. A German company planned to install the machine Friday at an upscale mall in Boca Raton, a South Florida paradise of palm trees, pink buildings and wealthy Retirees. Thomas Geissler, CEO of Ex Oriente Lux and inventor of the Gold To Go machines, says the majority of buyers will ...

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Why the Taliban gave me a Christmas tree
Political correctness, under the guise of tolerance, tells us not to say, "Merry Christmas." But I've seen that the spirit of Christmas is transcendent - across cultures, nations, and even religions....

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Oh, Christmas Tree: Stay Hydrated And Don't Catch Fire!
What is this? A Fire Department cadet monitors a Christmas Tree on fire during a holiday safety demonstration on Dec. 9 in Menlo Park, Calif. 'Tis the season for Christmas Tree Public Safety announcements. Just last week, the New York City Fire Department held a demonstration showing how easily a Christmas Tree or a Menorah can spark a fire. The city's fire commissioner told the New York Daily News that he decided to opt for an artificial tree after seeing the demonstration. "I just didn't feel ...