An influencer trapped in a five-star hotel in Dubai has said Brits who have managed to flee the city 'have been lucky' as she faces a £3,000 bill in living expenses while she remains stranded.
Lily Mann, 25, arrived in Dubai with her boyfriend James Shires, 33, on March 26 with the intention of a week-long holiday.
The couple has since spent the last two days trying to navigate a way back home after their Etihad Airways flight to Manchester Airport was cancelled, leaving them to either pay upwards of £10,000 each for a one-way flight or to wait indefinitely.
They join the thousands of British travellers stranded in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes on Iran elicited retaliatory strikes by Iran across the region.
This comes as the UK has halved the readiness time for aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales ahead of a possible deployment to the region, it was reported today.
Ms Mann, who also works as a freelance social media manager, told the Daily Mail 'the flights home are just not there'.
She said: 'We have been very, very unlucky and people who have got out have been very lucky.
'The few flights that are showing are business class or first class seats, which are coming up to around £10,000.'
Brits who have managed to flee 'have been lucky', influencer Lily Mann told the Daily Mail, as she faces a further £3,000 bill on holiday costs and dog care while stranded in Dubai.
Ms Mann arrived in Dubai with her boyfriend James Shires, 33, on March 26 with the intention of a week-long holiday. They have had no choice but to extend their stay in the UAE.
This has forced them to continue staying in the five-star hotel FIVE Luxe JBR, with the holiday extension costing upwards of £3,000 in holiday costs and dog care.
Ms Mann added: 'We are spending a lot of money on having to stay in Dubai.
'It is not cheap. There is no choice, we just have to pay for it.'
She and Mr Shires, a sports therapist, have tried to 'seek guidance' from Trip, the travel agent they used to book the stay, but have received a 'frustrating' lack of luck.
She said their hands are tied as they are unable to speak directly to the airline at the airport because entry requires a boarding pass.
They are currently waiting for ticket confirmation after being told last night they may be booked on to a flight next Saturday - more than a week after their original departure flight.
The couple, who have been together for four-and-a-half years, have visited Dubai ten times, which is documented on social media - with Ms Mann calling the city 'kind of my thing'.
She added: 'People tend to associate me with Dubai.'
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'
While influencers post the alarms from rooftop bars, three people were killed in the blitz on the city on Sunday, which saw the famous Jumeriah Hotel set ablaze and industrial zones smoldering.
Dubai International Airport was hit by further Iranian drone strikes today, causing the airport to be evacuated and flights suspended.
The couple had previously been oblivious to the rising international tensions until the first alarm bell was raised and haven't witnessed strikes or their aftermath first-hand.
Ms Mann said: 'We were sitting in bed having room service last week and alarms on our phones started going off, causing us to question what was happening.
'We saw a puff of smoke while we were having breakfast at the start of the week and a big black cloud of smoke at the start of the week.
'But we do hear sounds.'
Despite saying one 'gets used to [the current climate], she added 'her heart does tend to go' when an alarm is raised - which has become a daily occurrence.
She said: 'We were in the mall when one went off and everyone looked around at each other. That was quite scary as we were above glass.'