The alternative Dubai winter sun destination with new British Airways flights and affordable holiday packages

IT’S not often that I will turn to rom-coms for travel advice.

Yet as I drive through Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, where 15 years ago desert and shrubs stood, and now shining soon-to-be skyscrapers, I find myself agreeing with Sex And The City’s Samantha: Abu Dhabi is the new Middle East.

GettyBritish Airways has relaunched direct flights from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi after a four-year hiatus[/caption] GettyThe city is full of super-luxe hotels and restaurants and high-tech entertainment...