In the past, people of the Emirates made their living from the sea, concentrating on fishing, pearling and trading. With the development of the cultured pearl i
n Japan during the 1920’s and the subsequent discovery of oil, the pearling industry declined.
Today, while the pearling fleets are only a memory, kept alive in folk songs and legends, the name Lou ‘ Lou’a (pearl) is often used to describe someone or something that is as precious as the gem… A true jewel.
We chose the name Lou’Lou’a for our resort not only to pay a tribute to our past, but also to bear testimony to an old adage “Only if you understand the past will you be able to journey successfully into the future…”