Dubai - City of Fantastic Contrasts

By: Rick Hendershot

Over the last two decades Dubai has become one of the hottest vacation spots and business locations on the planet. A visitor to Dubai will experience traditional Arab culture set in the heart of a vibrant ultra-modern city with futuristic new attractions springing up virtually every day.

In Dubai one can see dusty traditional villages as well as fantastically luxurious residential districts, or visit rugged mountains and majestic sand dunes only a few miles from pristine sandy beaches and lush green parks. Tourists can wander through Dubai's traditional market places or visit some of the largest and most modern indoor shopping malls in the world.

Visitors to Dubai can choose to stay in one of its many luxury hotels. Or for a more authentic Dubai experience a person can rent a beautifully furnished apartment or villa in one of Dubai's newer residential areas. Dubai apartment rentals offer the visitor more space for less money, and provide a different perspective on this unique city.

Development at a Hectic Pace

The fantastic pace of development taking place in Dubai makes it one of the most ultra-modern cities in the world. The city skyline is now dominated by futuristic skyscrapers such as the Emirates Towers and Burj Al-Arab, the world's tallest hotel. The Mall of the Emirates is the largest shopping center outside of North America and features one of the world's only indoor ski slopes. And Dubai also features one of the few fully lit 18 hole golf courses in the world.

A large number of other large developments are also underway in Dubai. Some of the more significant ones are:

- Dubai Mall - projected to be the largest indoor shopping mall in the world.

- Burj Dubai - scheduled to be completed in 2008 - will be the tallest skyscraper in the world.

- Dubai World Central including the Dubai World Central International Airport will be the world's largest passenger and cargo hub - ten times larger than the current Dubai International Airport and Dubai Cargo Village combined.

- The Dubai Waterfront project - a series of canals and artificial islands with commercial, residential, and resort areas - will be the largest man-made development and largest waterfront development in the world.

Shopping Tourism in Dubai

By far the most popular attraction Dubai is the shopping. The malls and market places of Dubai are stocked with an incredible array of consumer goods and draw large numbers of shopping tourists from all parts of Europe and the Middle East and even as far away as Eastern Europe, India, and North America.

The souks of Dubai offer the most interesting shopping experience in the city. They are located on either side of Dubai creek that runs through the heart of the area. Two of the most popular are the Spice Souk and the Gold Souk. When you visit the souks be prepared to bargaining in traditional middle eastern style. It is an important part of buying and selling in the souks.

In recent years traditional shopping in the souks has met with stiff competition from more western style shopping as fantastic shopping malls and boutiques have sprung up throughout the city. Dubai's modern shopping malls sell virtually any consumer good you can imagine: clothing, cars, furnishings, jewellery, electronics, sporting equipment - you name it and you can probably find it in the shopping areas and malls of Dubai. And often all of these consumer items are under the same roof.

The Dubai International Airport also is the home of the Duty Free complex - one of the most extensive and largest duty free shopping areas in the world. New developments such as the Dubai World Central International Airport will have even larger duty free areas to draw in even more shopping tourists.

These and many more attractions make Dubai a favorite destination of tourists and an important hub for business travelers from around the world. Future developments are likely to enhance Dubai's status as a world class business center and a haven for tourists in search of a unique and exciting adventure.

Article Source: http://www.ourweddingplanning.net

For more information about Dubai villas see Dubai villas . Rick Hendershot publishes e_Marketing - an online marketing blog.
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