Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai
The luxury hotel (often mentioned as 7 stars), Burj Al Arab has become the symbol of Dubai. It's the tallest hotel in the world - Burj Al Arab is 321 m tall.
The Burj Al Arab and Dubai's shoreline
The Burj Al Arab is located on an artificial island 280 meters from Dubai's coast. You can approach the hotel on a bridge. Helicopters can land on the top floor.
Interior design of Burj al Arab Hotel
Burj al Arab shows extreme diversity of interior design inside. Even the cheapest room costs more than $1,000 per night
Al Mahara Restaurant in Burj al Arab
A unique dining experience in Al Mahara with an impressive aquarium that is filled with hundreds of species (including sharks) of marine life.
Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai) is a 828 meters tall skyscraper in Dubai - currently the tallest building in the world.
Dubai downtown in the evening
Spectacular view of Dubai's downtown in dusk with full of lights with Burj Khalifa in the middle .
Dubai Marina district at night
Dubai Marina is largest self made marina in the world. It's carved along a 3 km stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline.
Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai
Jumeirah Beach Hotel has 617 luxuriously furnished rooms, suites and villas with spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf. It provides a wide range of leisure facilities around including a scuba diving center.
The Mall of the Emirates in Dubai
Dubai’s second biggest shopping center. Ski Dubai is right next to the Mall of the Emirates.
The Waterfall in Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is part of the Burj Khalifa complex. It is the largest shopping mall in the world based on total area with around 1,200 shops.
Ski Dubai
Ski Dubai is an indoor ski resort in the "middle of the desert". 5 different slopes (400 m long), freestyle park with a jump, snow tubing and giant ball runs.
Ski Dubai
Ski Dubai is an indoor ski resort in the "middle of the desert". 5 different slopes (400 m long), freestyle park with a jump, snow tubing and giant ball runs.
The Water Discuss Hotel from the shore
The hotel will take on a futuristic shape just like a spaceship. The restaurant, spa and reception area will be hosted above the waterline.
The Water Discuss Underwater Hotel in Dubai
If it is built, it'll be the world's largest underwater hotel. It will feature 21 rooms in the lower disc 10 meters under the water.
Dubai Water Discuss Hotel underwater room
Rooms will take place on the lower disc integrated with the underwater world as closely as possible. They will provide an incredible view
Dubai Desert Safari
A wide range of desert safari tours available in Dubai. Enjoy a thrilling ride in the morning, in the evening or on a overnight desert safari with BBQ dinner in Dubai desert.
Parachute jumping over Dubai
Skydive Dubai also offers you tandem jump for 1,750 AED (digital stills and video included). Jumping location is near Palm Jumeirah.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states formed in 1971 by the then Trucial States after independence from Britain.
Since then, it has grown from a quiet backwater to one of the Middle East's most important economic centres. Although each state - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain - maintains a large degree of independence, the UAE is governed by a Supreme Council of Rulers made up of the seven emirs, who appoint the prime minister and the cabinet.
Before oil was discovered in the 1950s the UAE's economy was dependent on fishing and a declining pearl industry. But since 1962, when Abu Dhabi became the first of the emirates to begin exporting oil, the country's society and economy have been transformed.
The late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE at its inception, was quick to seize on the potential of the oil industry. He oversaw the development of all the emirates and directed oil revenues into healthcare, education and the national infrastructure. The oil industry has attracted a large influx of foreign workers who, together with expatriates, now make up more than three quarters of the population. But the UAE's authorities also tried to reduce its dependency on oil exports by diversifying the economy, creating booming business, tourism and construction sectors.
While Abu Dhabi remained relatively conservative in its approach, Dubai, which has far smaller oil reserves, was bolder in its diversification policy.
Particularly during the credit boom that built up after 2000, Dubai sought to turn itself into the financial gateway and cosmopolitan hub of the Middle East.
It also began attracting vast amounts of foreign investment for ever more ambitious construction projects, most famously the Burj Khalifa skyscraper - the world's current tallest man-made structure - and futuristic land reclamation projects, such as the palm-shaped artificial Palm Islands.
Dubai in particular was hit by the 2009 global financial crisis, and the property sector and construction went into decline. However, tourism, trade and the retail sector have remained buoyant. Though Emiratis are traditionally conservative, the UAE is one of the most liberal countries in the Gulf, with other cultures and beliefs generally tolerated, especially in Dubai.
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