Dubai
Dubai is the second largest of the emirates that make up the UAE and has a sub-tropical arid climate. Temperatures range between 30c and 10c in winter and can reach as high as 48c in summer. Arabic is the national language although English is widely spoken in the business world. Take a look in more detail.
Dubai is an amazing place with luxury all around. The level of development currently taking place within Dubai is massive and some say a whole new world is being created. This is definitely a place to invest for the future, in a country that has enough land to create only the best of everything from scratch, you can be assured that when it is completed in 5 or 6 years time, Dubai will be attracting people from all over the world to showcase what are perhaps considered to be some of the most spectacular projects in history.
Last year 4 million tourists visited Dubai with the forecast of 15 million visitors by 2010, and 58.5 million arrivals to the region by 2020 which represents an annual growth rate of 7.1%. There are plans to increase Airport capacity in Jebel-Ali to 60 million passengers a year, making it almost as busy as London Heathrow
Dubai is currently undertaking one of the most impressive construction projects in history. A host of spectacular facilities will be built right on the shores of the Arabian Gulf including Dubailand will contain over 200 tourism, leisure and entertainment sub- projects, making it the most ambitious tourist destination ever created. Dubailand is being created to appeal to the widest audience of tourists, covering all age groups, nationalities and activities. On completion, Dubailand theme park will be twice the size of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Divided into 6 themed worlds and comprising over 200 individual projects, Dubailand will feature state of the art sporting facilities, theme parks, eco-tourism resorts, museums, galleries, spas and stunning shopping and recreation venues.
There are some very important cultural differences to respect when in Dubai, for example, Alcohol is available in hotels but not outside, tourist photography is generally accepted but do not take photos of Muslim women and always ask men before taking a picture, it is only courteous. Most businesses close early on a Thursday, and Friday is the weekend in the Islamic world.
Modern Dubai traces it's origins back to the 1830's and by 1870 was referred to as the principal port of the Gulf. Much of its history is carefully preserved in the myriad of its magnificent forts, mosques and palaces. Courtesy and hospitality are among the most highly prised virtues in the Arab world and visitors will be charmed by the warmth and friendliness of the people.
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