Unmarried couples are technically banned from sharing hotel rooms in both countries, although the laws are rarely or unevenly enforced, and legislation bans couples who are not married from living together. Allowing women to stay alone in hotel rooms is also a somewhat unprecedented decision from the Saudi government.

Is there a death penalty in Dubai?

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United Arab Emirates. Under Emirati law, multiple crimes carry the death penalty, and executions are carried through either a firing squad, hanging, or stoning. Overseas nationals and UAE nationals have both been executed for crimes.