Dubai is a sophisticated, metropolitan oasis in the Arabian Desert that has become the United Arab Emirate’s hotspot destination. Dubai offers many wonderful experiences, including fine dining, world renown shopping, one of the world’s finest seven-star hotels, and so much to do! Travelling abroad, whether it is for the first time or not, can be extremely exciting. However, in today’s day and age, travelling overseas is more than just packing your bags, buying a ticket, and hopping on to a plane. Travelling abroad requires planning for a lot of aspects including the documents one needs to have in order to safely travel and get back, what one should do while travelling with children, researching about where to stay, how to stay safe and secure, what to wear, what and how to pack and much, much more. This chapter will introduce and acquaint the international traveler with the various aspects that one needs to research and take care of when one plans for a trip to Dubai.
A Brief History
Located on a natural harbor, Dubai began as a small fishing village. In 1833, it was overtaken by the Al Maktum ruling family. Under this ruling family it became an important pearling port and by the early twentieth century it was second only to Kuwait among commercial ports on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf.
Historically, the rulers have encouraged commercial development in Dubai which has attracted merchants from around the region. This has led to the development of large expatriate
Basically I’m from India and I have never been before in Dubai (UAE) for just 7 days as tour in vacation. My company has decided to start new business there and they choose me as Managing Director.
DUBAI is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. A splendid tourist destination for travellers from all around the globe. Dubai city is a pleasure for eyes because of its crazy, humongous architectural, sky scrapers being the largest in the whole world. Unlike other countries the whole city is man-made, beautifully crafted to catch the eyes of many fellow tourist lovers. Recently Dubai won the bid to host EXPO 2020. The weekly day off is on Friday. One can the largest immigrant’s in the city.
Running water, reliable electricity, medical care opportunities and education are all prevalent in the metropolitan cities. There are universities, super highways, public transportation systems, shopping malls, digital information networks and a proficient emergency response force. It is not outlandish like in the United States, for school children to have cell phones. Also, everyone in in UAE has complimentary health care, child care, and surgical treatment. UAE is also one of the more secure places in the Middle East because most of the hostilities are to the north, across the gulf. It is also arduous for insurgency to initiate and flourish because of how established the district is. There are also rural regions that persist in UAE but they are not poverty-stricken villages. The government has distributed equal affluence to both rural and urban areas.
With a population of 9.2 million, the country continues to grow and expand to further their reputation as one of the richest country in the world. One of the most important part of the United Arab Emirates history is their federation being formed in 1971. Specifically, this federation had a huge effect on Dubai. In Dubai becoming part of the seven emirates, there was an increased influence on the city 's development and growth.
This chapter begins with a brief background of the UAE, followed by an overview, and then the context and background of this study. Following that is further explanation of the research problem and purpose, along with the research questions and an introduction to my proposed research design. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the significance of the study along with my assumptions as the researcher, personal factors that have lead me to this topic and ending with definitions of some key terms related to this study.
Recently, a port was built in abu Dhabi to increase the ease of exportation and travel to neighboring countries by water. The construction of this port, as with other structures such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, have created many new jobs. These jobs outside of oil are extremely important to the economy of the UAE. 85% of the Emirati workforce is made up of immigrants, mostly from India and Taiwan. Therefore, more jobs are important to have, so that Arabs can have work in their own country. Tourism is now a big business as well. annually, it brings in up to 43.2% of the country’s total income. Since tourism is a business that doesn’t rely on a single resource, if oil were to run out, tourism would be a reliable primary source of income. The United Arab Emirates is also located in a very convenient geographical area for exportation (Hadman, Sara, New York Times). Other than oil, The UAE’s exports include dates, vegetables,
Dubai has built some of the world’s prettiest buildings and other amazing feats that can’t be accomplished in the desert, but they somehow did it. For example, they built the tallest building in the world in the middle of the desert, and the world 's first 7 star hotel on an island in the Persian Gulf. They have also built the two biggest malls in the world and one of them has a ski slope in it, yet it stands in the middle of the desert. They also built a 5 star golf course in the desert and it is one of the prettiest golf courses in the world. They also just passed London’s Heathrow airport for being the most traveled through airport, because when in Dubai two flights can land people anywhere in the world. As a result, they just announced they are building a new airport that will make the old one look like child 's play. When they ran out of shoreline, for beachfront properties for the rich and wealthy, they built new islands, all in shapes appealing to tourists, like palm trees or the globe. Ironically, Dubai doesn’t get most of their money from oil, they get it from tourism. This strategy is bold, since if they fail to build things that will bring in tourists, one of the greatest cities on earth will not be so great anymore. Dubai has to go big or go home.
Dubai - is a giant Disneyland, where everything is based on the law of supply and demand, and life is artificial; the main destination on Tourists’ map and one of the main cities of the United Arab Emirates, most of the time, wrongly assumed as a capital of the country. Dubai attracts with inadequate amount of entertainments, and ability to earn and live a better life. In the past four decades the United Arab Emirates developed with the speed that takes other countries centuries.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was not always the global epicenter of the Middle East. Culture is a lifestyle based on values, norms, behaviors, and beliefs of a region. Before it became a country, it was seven different regions next to Saudi Arabia and Oman. Its culture provided a Bedouin lifestyle and one focused upon the region. As the regions progressed throughout history, they began to realize they need one another to survive. Each region had a ruler, called a sheikh, and they banded together to create a federation known as UAE. Today, UAE thrives upon the westernization, globalization, and wealth that have fallen before them. The region fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, the history, politics, economics, social, and military make up the pieces of culture making UAE a stabilized epicenter in the turmoil area of the Middle East.
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, a country located on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, straddling the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, which leads to the Arabian Sea (see Map 1 above). With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Abu Dhabi is the second most populous city in the country, after Dubai. The city is also the capital of the Abu Dhabi emirate, the largest of all emirates in the country, comprising over 80% of the country’s total land area. Abu Dhabi is situated on an island located just 250 meters from the mainland, and has a very distinguishable skyline consisting of modern skyscrapers.1, 2 The city is located in a desert area by the sea, so it possesses a hot and humid desert climate with summer temperatures averaging above 104 degrees but almost nonexistent rainfall.2 The city of Abu Dhabi was initially settled over 500 years ago, and it remained a relatively small settlement for local tribes until well into the 19th century. Under the rule of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi focused on the trading pearls, and was able to develop quickly as a result of its favorable location linking the western world and the eastern realm such as India.3 The city embarked on a road to prosperity in 1958, when large offshore and onshore petroleum reserves were discovered, and oil exportation ensued in 1962. With over half the economy supported by oil revenue, the city’s GDP reached $100 billion in 2006, representing a
The United Arab Emirates geographical setting is located on the Arabian (Persian Gulf). The biggest of the seven emirates is Abu Dhabi which is the permanent capital of the nation. Inland is mostly desert with a few oases and the barren Hajar Mountains run through the country. Their climate is known to be very dry, with high temperatures and humidity in the summer. Before the establishment of the oil economy in the early 1960s, UAE was a sea-oriented culture that revolved around pearling and sea trading. The oil economy triggers the population of UAE to grow to from 86,000 to a small population of 2,624,000 by increasing in improving in diet, health care, and living standards. Over the years UAE has become a multiethnic society and only
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is well known for being one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Their wealth only partly contributed to developing their economy, society, and military, but their culture still mainly comes from their government and geography. With the majority of their population concentrated on the coast, UAE has a history of trading and interacting with other countries that helped evolve their society to what it is today. Since the beginning of their oil industry, UAE’s economy has dramatically changed and they are continuously looking for other sources of income to avoid solely depending on the oil revenue. UAE has established itself as a loyal ally to the United States with its military coalition actions.
The UAE controls 10 percent of the world 's proven oil reserves. The UAE has invested in its natural resources and its strategic location to become one of the most modern and wealthiest states in the world. It uses both large petroleum and non-petroleum sectors such as its hotels and resorts, aquariums and museums.
Before the discovery of the oil the economy of the UAE was dependent on fishing and pearl trade. The people were busy in farming dates, breeding camels and goats.Since the discovery of the oil in 1966, the country’s economy and society have changed considerably. Discovery of the oil boosted the economy and throughout 25 years the UAE has developed high living standards. The oil discovery attracted many foreigners to work in the UAE. Recognizing that the oil , the source that affects the economy, may soon be exhausted the government of the UAE thought of other factors that the economy can be reliable on such as trade zones and tourism. The article “UAE Focusses On Tourism to Boost Post-Oil Economy” from the Middle East Business News