DUBAI- Emaar Properties will not be taking bookings at three Dubai hotels for 10 weeks from Sunday, according to its hotel booking website, which sources familiar with the matter said was due to a collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Address Dubai Mall, Address Sky View and Palace Downtown cannot be booked from March 22 to May 31, the website shows.

Two sources said bookings had been closed because of weak demand. The United Arab Emirates has temporarily banned foreigners, except diplomats, from entering the country as it tries to stop the spread of the deadly virus.

Emaar, one of Dubai's biggest hotel operators, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Emaar, partly owned by Dubai's state fund, stopped bookings at three other hotels this month due to the outbreak, Reuters reported on March 9.

Other Emaar hotels remain open.

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell Editing by Catherine Evans and David Holmes) ((Alexander.Cornwell@thomsonreuters.com;))