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"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Miriam Beard
So at last you plan to travel to the city of Dubai in United Arab Emirates, Middle East. I must point out, it is naturally one to think about Middle East as the place of violence and not safe to travel. Well, think again. City of Dubai and other cities in the United Arab Emirates will make your next holiday vacation / tourist destination to remember. There is nothing here in Dubai, like what you have already seen around the world such in London, Paris, New York and other famous cities around the world. Although those cities will remain to be the best, but for something new, exciting, unique, world break records, then visit Dubai.
Home of the tallest tower in the world The Bur Khalifa located downtown Dubai, the biggest mall, the Dubai mall, shooper paradise, more than 20 major shopping malls to select from, home of the world best shopping festival, home of unique fireworks, where you can enjoy for 30days during the shopping festival, the best horse race, and other competitions are held in Dubai. High tech movie theaters in many major shopping malls, food to enjoy from Far east to West and all over the world.
Dubai is the one of the cool place to enjoy many activities fro FREE, not like any other in the world. High tech hotels facilities with excellent services and fine food. Hundred of night clubs to select and venue to visit. Dubai have it all. Dubai is a single, couples, family destination. Is one of the safest city in the world. With advanced Dubai Metro, visiting places became even more easier and cheap too. Exchange your currrency to local currency AED, is more convient , from the airport to foreign exchangers in the shopping malls or from major streets and Dubai Banks which including local and international banks. ATM's machines are located almost everywhere.
The city is unique, young, growing, and developing to add even more excitement for you, more attractions are added, more new communities are coming up too. I lived in the city for so many years, and when I traveled the world, I find nothing amuse me or catch my surprise, since I find them all in UAE - Dubai, if for the biggest shopping mall, I have seen bigger and much better than any city can have, if for water theme parks, I have seen cool ones, as for the best road network and transportation, Dubai got it all.
As for the best hotels, well, I stayed at the tallest hotel and other fantastic hotels with advanced technology that can offer, if for best food of different ethnics, I tried too. For the best shopping festivals and fireworks, these all you can see and experience only in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai infastructures,economy, health care, security and excellent road networks, make this city stand out from others.
Welcome to Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The city of world's breaking records.
How you can travel to Dubai:
United Arab Emirates (UAE) warmly welcome all visitors around the world to enjoy this beautiful country with a vast major tourist attractions already in place and other on the way near future. But as you know each country have their own rules and regulations that are to be followed and require extra attention, so that your stay in Dubai - UAE, can be as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
Dubai International Airport is the main entry point to UAE for the tourists and all other kind of visitors, which handle more than 30 million passengers per year. Still expansion projects are going on for the airport to handle more flow of visitors in the future. Other entries points are Sharjah Airport about 35km from Dubai, and Abu Dhabi International Airport the capital city of UAE which is about 120km from Dubai, and under expansion of terminal three which partially open. There is another new airport in Dubai was known as Jebel Ali Airport, renamed to Al Maktoum International Airport, more details below. Dubai car hire is available from the airport and is a popular choice for onward travel.
Dubai International Airport is well advance in its services, queues for check in and departures are sometime take awhile but comfortably moving. Airport is clean and well maintained with facilities such Duty free shops, café shops, restaurants, internet access, hotel and prayer rooms for Muslims. You can find in depth details about the airport, go to this page: Dubai Int'l Airport.
Flights to Dubai International Airport operate daily from all corners of the globe make this tourist destination an easy and attractive holiday destination. Taxi are easily available outside of the airport but charging extra and a bit higher rates to anywhere within Dubai. The stand is right in front of the arrival doors. You can save on taxi by using Dubai Metro by using Airport Terminal station, if you do not have excess and large baggages.
There are three national airlines in UAE which are operates from most of the major destinations around the globe and increase more in future. You have to check them out if any of them operating from your country to Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
The first one is based in Abu Dhabi known as Etihad Airways
. It have dedicated check in counters at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is about 100km away from Dubai. Customers can check in directly at the assigned machines at Terminal three to check in without waiting in line at the normal counters.
Emirates Airlines is the major national airline based in Dubai and also famous among the tourists and other visitors to UAE. There is also dedicated terminal for the Emirates at the airport both for arrival and departure. Check is much quicker too. Dubai is about excellent hospitality and Emirates Airlines with Etihad are good examples to start with.
Air Arabia is the national airline based in Sharjah while Etihad and Emirates fly to many destinations all over the world, Air Arabia is limited to some Arab and Asian countries. In addition to these airlines, there are many other airlines from different parts of the world.
Dubai International Airport operate daily flights from all over the corners of the globe, make this tourist destination an easy access and attractive holiday destination for tourists and visitors of all ages. Visitors travel to Dubai also by land through the borders of UAE from Saudi Arabia and Oman and people can even travel by land from countries like Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Others also have another option of travelling by sea as foreign vessels and liners dock at ports such as Port Rashid in Dubai.
Al Maktoum International Airport:
As mentioned earlier, Al Maktoum International Airport is another biggest airport for passenger and cargo in the country which is in the new community and is about ten times bigger than Dubai International Airport combined with Dubai Cargo terminal / Village. If fully operational, the airport can receive about 150 million visitors / tourists per year and not less than 12 millions ton of cargo.
Al Maktoum International airport is designed for the future expansion and to handle next generation passengers plane like super jumbo jets and also 13 flights can land at the same time which will reduce air waiting of the air craft. Al Maktoum International Airport new facilites which will include:
- About 4 runways, 4.5km, each separated by distance of about 800mtrs
- Three terminals all for passengers, one will be dedicated to Emirates Airlines, others to internaitonal cariiers and low cost carriers.
- Executive Royal private jets centers
- Shopping malls and hotels
- Over 100,000 parking facilities
- Will be connected by Dubai Metro
Major Airlines:Local and Regional: (Regional and international flights)
Emirates Airlines ......04 214 4444
Etihad Airways ......... 02 050 8000
Air Arabia ................. 06 508 8888
Gulf Air ................. .. 04 271 3222
Oman Air ............. .... 04 351 9330
Qatar Airways .......... 04 229 2229
Etihad Airways ......... 02 050 8000
Air Arabia ................. 06 508 8888
Gulf Air ................. .. 04 271 3222
Oman Air ............. .... 04 351 9330
Qatar Airways .......... 04 229 2229
International: (International flights)
United Airlines ...........04 316 6942
Virgin Atlantic ........... 04 406 0600
Air France ................. 02 294 5899
American Airlines ..... 04 393 3234
British Airways .......... 04 307 5777
KLM ........................ .. 04 319 3777
Lufthansa ............... ... 04 316 6642
Virgin Atlantic ........... 04 406 0600
Air France ................. 02 294 5899
American Airlines ..... 04 393 3234
British Airways .......... 04 307 5777
KLM ........................ .. 04 319 3777
Lufthansa ............... ... 04 316 6642
Where to saty in Dubai:
It's all depends, Dubai is a small city compare to the Capital of UAE Abu Dhabi, but Dubai in the last ten years developed so many areas and even Dubai Marina as a new Dubai, as results the city is divided into many areas of tourist attractions, interests and if one plan to live and work in Dubai then have to choose where is the best place in the city.
As a visitor, you do not want to waste time, so here the selected areas where you will be in the heart of all fun and not very far from each other when you visit Dubai.
----> Sheikh Zayed Road. There are so many hotels streatch out through this very important road in Dubai. So depend on your budget you can get from 5 - 4 stars hotels. Advantage: Dubai Metro, you can use to visit so many places including all famous shopping malls.
-----> Jumeirah Beach Road. Also from 7 - 4 stars hotels located here, 7 stars is the only one Burj Al Arab
------>Bur Dubai, you will be not very far from Bazaar old market, Dubai Museum, and Dubai Creek.
-------> Deira, mainly those who come to Dubai for short business trips, hotels on that side of Dubai creek are cheap and convinient to the business
district, no much tourist attraction other than Dubai Spice souk and Dubai Gold souk.
Please find below hotel search for Dubai and Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates (UAE), explore them and even feel free to book online if you wish, we are absolutely sure that the website using secure page for payment and even you can use paypal to pay for your hotel room.
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