Dubai is a cosmopolitan city that effortlessly offers every element for a memorable visit - sun, sand, surf, shopping and sightseeing

Tourist Information

While Dubai is dynamic and truly modern, it has retained many of the cultural traditions established by its erstwhile nomads, fishermen, pearl divers, desert-dwellers and traders, making it a land of many charming anomalies.

The tranquillity of the Arabian desert blends effortlessly with the grandeur of modern architecture. Shopping can be done at age-old souks or at sophisticated shopping malls. The broad spectrum of activities encompasses both international sports like golf and polo, and traditional fare like falconry and camel racing. The city's many attractions are evenly spaced out, and in mere hours, visitors can take in majestic sand dunes, lush green parks, luxurious residential communities, historical sites, colourful market places and shopping districts.

Every day, in every way, Dubai continues to add some of the world's best and biggest projects to its portfolio.

Business Information

Dubai continues ceaselessly to add to its numerous attractions in the hospitality, tourism and activity sectors.

New developments include a trio of commercial islands in the shape of palm trees, a cluster of islands in the shape of the world, the world's tallest building and largest shopping mall, and a colossal US$ 25 billion multi-themed leisure and entertainment park.

Global and regional events held in Dubai are well catered to, with some of the finest hotels in the world, a convention and exhibition centre that hosted the 15,000-delegate Annual Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 2003, an amphitheatre with the capacity to host 4,500 people, and meeting facilities spread across town. Accommodation is expected to increase to a phenomenal 100,000 rooms by 2010.

Dubai also acts as a regional hub for business, and dedicated clusters include the well established Media City and Internet City, Healthcare City, Maritime City, Knowledge Village, Business Bay, Airport City, Logistics City and Silicon Oasis.

Tourism is one of the pillars of Dubai's economy, and visionary plans are in place to ensure continuous growth in visitor arrival and engagement.