United Arab Emirates: Dubai

Hospitality has been our tradition for centuries. Today, Dubai extends this welcome to holiday makers as well as business visitors, offering facilities of the highest international standards combined with the charm of adventure of arabia an exceptional blend of modern city and timeless desert.

Top class hotels, superb facilities for a variety of sports and leisure activities and excellent shopping. Dubai has something to offer everyone moreover, the emirate is friendly safe and virtually crime free.

The economy of Dubai depends on oil only for 6% of its GDP, the remainder being generated mainly by services (international trade) and tourism. Dubai is currently undergoing through a rapid development phase with a large number of ongoing construction projects, the most well known being the creation of artificial islands of Dubai's coast for residential purposes and the construction of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Al Burj.

From Souk to Shopping Mall A True Shopper's Paradise

As more and more shopping malls are built in Dubai, residents wonder why another shopping mall is needed. And yet, as soon as a new one is opened, its seems to feel up very quickly. To enjoy a wander though a shopping mall, visit Mercato in Jumeirah to get a taste of an Italian market (no, we know it's nothing like the real thing) or Ibn Battuta Mall to learn a bit of history about the famous Arabian Traveller and have a coffee in the most splendid Starbucks in Dubai.

The State of Fine Cuisine And Night Life

Standards of international cuisine are high and the choice is diverse. Top class restaurants in the city's hotels offer Arabian, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Russian, British, German, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Filipino and Korean cuisine to name just a few.Outside the hotels, small eatings places are to be found in all parts of the city.

Dubai has a lively night life. Hotel bars range from sophisticated cocktail lounges to typically informal British and Irish pubs and Western style lounges. Most of them serve food and many feature pianists, guitarists, duos and bands nightly.

For a more exotic experience, there are several excellent Middle Eastern nightclubs featuring Arab singers and dancers. Dubai increasingly attracts top names from the world of entertainment. These include popular singers and entertainments from both West and East.

Legendary Hotels

Burj Al Arab has become an iconic symbol of Dubai. It is one of the regions most famous tourist landmarks, and as a hotel it has set new standards for excellence in Arabian hospitality. The hotel, which was inaugurated in 1999, established its presence with its futuristic and magnificent exterior.

Atlantis is a ocean -themed  destination resort located at the center of the man made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Opening in September 2008, the resort will use the 46 acres site with 17 acres of water park amusement, further marine and entertainment attractions and a collection of some of the most renowned world class chefs including Nobu, Giorgio Locatelli, Santi Santamaria and Michel Rostang. It will be home to one of the largest open air marine habitats in the world, with 65,000 marine animals in lagoons and display including The Lost Chambers, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis.