Dubai Holidays
Dubai is the exotic jewel of the Arabian Emirates. Surrounded by deserts and beaches, it is a city of extreme contrasts, with the nearby Islamic culture of Arabia in contact with a modern right-wing metropolis and technologies that define the 21st century.
Dubai, a city of approximately 900,000 inhabitants is the second largest of the seven emirates (Abu Dhabi – the Capital, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah) which make up the United Arab Emirates.
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Today, the leading centre for Business and Tourism in the Middle East, Dubai offers visitors a blend of modern City and timeless Desert. A destination with a cosmopolitan lifestyle, the comfort and convenience of the Western World, with a unique charm and hospitality of Arabia.
The City of Dubai is famous for its hundreds of tourist attractions and its great zone of skyscraper, among them the Burj Dubai, the highest skyscraper of the world, and blocks of buildings in Sheikh Zayed Road, situated in the financial district of Dubai.
Lately in the Emirates large skyscraper have been built (among which the Burj in Dubai, is the highest construction of the world). The Emirates has become a gateway very important for West and among others advantages constitutes a financial centre of world importance in a time zone that did not include similar infrastructure, located between the financial capitals of London and Singapore.
Numerous conventions and international conferences are celebrated in Dubai whose main source of income is tourism, especially that of luxury. Among the large projects of urbanization and tourism, as well as of dwelling of luxury, the Palm Island constitutes one of the most impressive. Another outstanding project is The World, made up 300 islands of artificial sand and its main infrastructure will be residences, trade centres and 5 star hotels.
Every year in Dubai is held a horse racing event that gives away the highest prizes in the world of horse racing.
Dubai’s ruler is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of EAU and Dubai’s Governor.
Dubai offers something for everyone, whether you are there for Business or Leisure, single, couples and even families – you will be sured to leave feeling satisfied!