Dubai’s aquarium offers visitors all sorts of magical experiences The Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo is a fantastic attraction for the whole family, located in the very heart of the emirate. You can have all sorts of fun experiences at the impressive venue, including rides on glass bottom boats that let you peer into the water below; cage snorkeling; shark « Continue Reading »
Viral video wins Dubai Airports an award Dubai Airports has won Best Use of a Social Media Platform at the Travel and Leisure Social Media in Travel and Tourism Awards (Smittys). The business scored success with the flash mob it conducted at Dubai International airport to promote the DXB Connect airport prepaid card, which has been viewed 2.7 million times « Continue Reading »
Dubai boasts plenty of art and culture There’s so much art and culture to soak up on a holiday in Dubai that you may very well need to come back next year to properly enjoy everything! The emirate’s official tourist authority, Definitely Dubai, explains that there is so much more to the luxury Middle Eastern location than architectural landmarks and « Continue Reading »
New figures indicate tourism made a substantial contribution to the growth of Dubai’s economy in 2011. Tourists helped Dubai’s economy expand 3.4 per cent in 2011, new figures from the emirate’s statistics office show. According to the Dubai Statistics Center, the economy grew to AED 306.2 billion (£53.7 billion) last year, with a 14.7 per cent increase in the hotel « Continue Reading »
Dubai has some of the world’s best-rated restaurants. As one of the world’s most luxurious holiday destinations, Dubai aims to offer visitors the finest of experiences during their time in the emirate. Nowhere is this more so than in the myriad of top-quality restaurants that populate the city, the majority of which boast delicious cuisine and high-quality service. Two of « Continue Reading »
The beaches of Dubai offer holidaymakers “near perfect” sun, sea and sand. The Arabian Gulf has been kind to Dubai, providing the emirate with pristine beaches bordered by clear blue water. Sun worshippers will struggle to find better sun, sea and sand than is on offer in Dubai – it’s no wonder that so many celebs travel to the UAE « Continue Reading »
Dubai’s deserts offer holidaymakers all manner of adventure. There are so many adventures to be had in the deserts of Dubai, that you could spend an entire holiday without even visiting some of the emirate’s more urban areas. One of the most fun activities to undertake in the sands around the city is an exploratory trip around the wadis, or « Continue Reading »