Marvelous High Rise Hotels in Dubai
September 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Tourists Attractions
Dubai, one of the seven cities of United Arab Emirates, is a treasure trove of historical attractions. Marvelous high rise hotels in Dubai overlooking warm water and pristine beaches of the Arabian Gulf are worth viewing. The success of the Jebel Ali free zone allowed the city to replicate and develop new free zones such as Dubai Media City, Dubai Maritime city and Dubai Internet city. The construction of few remarkable hotels like world’s tallest freestanding hotel is used to market Dubai for the purpose of tourism.
Dubai is shopper’s paradise famous for legendary shopping. Shops at Deira’s Shindagha quarter is famous for electrical and textile goods. Dubai is also known as ‘city of Gold’ due to its famous Gold market and its shopping in all its form. The flourishing market of Dubai, located on both sides of the creek, entice visitors with its enormous Gold Souk and exotic aromas with every form of precious jewel and glittering jewels. The city has seen an increase in tourism with recreating Dubai’s skyline with projects such as The world Islands, Burj Dubai and The Palm Islands. Millions of visitors arrive looking for discount on electronics, Persian carpet, gold and clothing as this tiny emirate is a duty free zone.
There are several online booking sites that provide easy access to various types of travel services like car rental, room booking and others at affordable rates for vacation and business travelers. Booking a room in hotel in Dubai was not so easier, but these sites or travel agencies have made them accessible. There are many star hotels that present an outstanding combination of luxury hotels, resort facilities and residential apartments with advanced conference centers. They cater first class recreational facilities that add fun and excitement to the life of their clients.
Traditional courtyard houses are found in Bastakiya district. The traditional architectural design that presents marvelous picture can be viewed in one of the oldest house of Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum. The Jumeirah mosque and two of its minarets are wonderful. Other historical attractions in the city are the Dubai Heritage Village, Majil’s Gallery, the Grand Mosque; the Tower of Arabs etc…Dubai also entertains its guests with camel racing and several fun activities at its beaches, mountains, oases and deserts.
Dubai is second emirate in the list of seven United Arab Emirates. Multitude of superb outdoor attractions and its vast size has brought golf courses, water sports and several desert adventures for its travelers along with several sporting events like horserace, tennis championship, classic golf tournament, Rugby Sevens, power boating, camel racing etc…all these have attracted tourist from all arou8nd the world. Apart from this, several fun giving activities are availed by hotels in Dubai with world class facilities and amenities to serve their clients.
Dubai – Architectural and development dreams coming true
August 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Restaurants
First it was China, who became the center of attention by starting some of the most amazingly designed architectural project. Now it is Dubai’s turn to
arrest the world’s attention, with a vision to make it an ultimate destination for tourists from all over the world, backed by the power of petrodollar, Dubai is
keen to achieve every landmark that exists in architectural world. Be it the tallest building, biggest shopping mall, largest hotel or biggest man-made islands. Every development going on in Dubai has a unique tag linked to it. Dubai is to architectures as Hollywood is to story tellers, giving the license to free your mind and come up with something out of this world. If you think this is an exaggeration, just have a look on some of the constructions going on in Dubai.
Palm Islands:
Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, collectively known as “the palm islands†will be (when completed) the world’s largest man made islands.
Containing hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, apartments and commercial buildings, these islands will add more then 500km of land to Dubai’s coastline.
Burj-ul-Arab:
Another landmark, this is the world tallest hotel till now (“Rose tower†is all set to take this distinctive position of being the world’s tallest hotel, once it is open, and guess where is it located? Yes, you got it right, it is also in Dubai). Apart from being the tallest, Burj-ul-Arab is a spectacular building, often used as an iconic image for Dubai and deservedly so.
Dubai Mall:
This shopping mall, projected to be completed in 2008 will be the biggest shopping mall in the world. Visitors will find the world’s largest gold souk, more than 1200 stores, a grand aquarium, top-notch Cineplex, Sega indoor theme park and much more.
The World:
A true master piece when it comes to the idea and its execution. “The world†is a set of 300 artificial islands, created in a way to look like the map of the world. For those who think that this is a far-fetched idea, the news is that more then 90% work of land reclamation has already been completed. If you want to invest in something really exclusive then “the world†is for you.
Arch Bridge:
An arch bridge, one mile long and 670 feet tall, the world’s tallest and longest arch bridge is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The thing that is most surprising about this project is its estimated budget, said to be of $817 million. That’s not a great deal for a bridge as large as this. A metro train service will also run through this bridge.
These are just few pickings, out of an Array of truly magnificent developments going on in Dubai. There are many, many more on this list, once completed they will surely add to that old list of Seven Wonders of the World.
