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About Dubai
Over the last 10 years, Dubai has expanded amazingly into trading, manufacturing and tourism, which now dominate the country's economy. It has propelled forward with enterprising free trade zones and regional business parks like Dubai Media city, Dubai Internet City and Dubai International Finance Centre.
Destination Dubai
Today Dubai boasts 272 hotels with 30,000 rooms, 47 shopping malls and over 5 million foreign visitors a year. Its airports capacity is being tripled to 60 million passengers a year. In the desert, Dubailand is being built - a $19 billion theme park, twice the size of Disneyworld in Florida.
Booming Dubai
Undoubtedly Dubai is a rapidly expanding Emirate. In 2001 its population was almost one million and has almost reached two million today. At current growth rates it is expected to exceed four million by 2010.
Ultimate beach resort
With 365 days sunshine a year, Dubai is also the ultimate beach resort and was voted the UK 's most popular holiday destination of 2003. There is no need to ask why. With the beautiful pale turquoise waters of the gulf that extend along beaches of pure soft white sand you will see why Dubai is a fantastic place to live. From sunbathing and swimming, to cruising, yachting, paragliding, windsurfing, deep sea fishing, speedboat racing and scuba diving, Dubai offers a superb way of life for everyone, with an annual tourism growth of 17% compared to the global average of 3%!
Sport for all
For sports enthusiasts, Dubai is a hive of activity. From the many top class golf courses to the sand boarding and dune bashing of the desert, you will never be short of things to do. Many top events are now held in Dubai including:
- Dubai World Cup Horse Racing
- UAE Desert Challenge Rally
- Formula 1 Powerboat Racing
- Dubai Marathon
- Dubai Rugby Sevens
Shoppers' paradise
Dubai is also a shoppers' paradise. With over 47 shopping malls and construction under way for the world's largest shopping mall, Dubai known as the "City of Gold" oozes wealth and superiority. From tax-free designer labels and all well known high street brands to the fascinating gold, textile and spice souqs, Dubai caters for everything imaginable. The world-renowned, month-long Dubai Shopping Festival is held once a year, offering shoppers amazing discounts on most goods.
Family friendly
For the family, Dubai excels in catering for the needs of the children. There are numerous British curriculum schools, many of which rank highly against their UK-based counterparts. Apart from that, children have a superb choice of after school activities such as golf, sailing, football, rugby, dancing and music to name but a few. And with an extremely low crime rate, Dubai is a wonderful place to raise a family.
Easy access
Dubai is only 6.5 hours direct flight from the UK. In addition to this, it is a central hub for worldwide travel and opens you up to numerous destinations which previously may only have been a dream. Emirates Airlines (Passenger Service Airline of the Year 2003) serve more than 70 destinations in 50 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Dubai is only 10 hours from Australia, 7 hours from Hong Kong, 4 hours from Maldives and 6 hours from Africa. Emirates Airlines now flies non-stop services to the USA and New Zealand.
Finance centre
Most of the capital for this fantastic expansion has come from within the Middle East and Dubai intends to establish itself as the leading capital market for the region. The Dubai International Finance Centre is now taking shape, with a city of skyscrapers twice the size of London's Canary Wharf. Over the next five years it will employ 30,000 investment professionals and 60,000 staff in leisure and support services. It already has the world's investment banks knocking on its door.
Len van der Walt (T)+27 21 863 1521 |
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