Cheap Holidays to Dunai are great ideas, as Dubai is a place with lots of things for tourists. Cheap Holidays may include holidays that are bargain, deqals, and also working there, though that may well not be a holiday considering it's Health and Safety ways. Dubai has loads of things, and a cheap holuiday may be a late booking, or looking for the cheapest flight, or tourist visit, or someone else paying. Lets see what is in Dubai, Tourism in Dubai is an important part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign dollars into the emirate. Dubai's lure for tourists is based mainly on shopping, but also on its possession of other ancient & modern attractions.
Dubai
is the second most populous emirate of the seven emirates of United Arab Emirates
after Abu Dhabi. It is distinct from other members of the UAE in that revenues
from oil account for only 3% of its gross domestic product. A majority of the
emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) & now, increasingly,
from tourism.
Dubai’s location at the cross-roads of Europe, Asia & Africa makes for easy accessibility. Most capitals & other major cities have direct flights to Dubai. More than 120 airlines operate to & from Dubai International Airport to more than 260 destinations, making it one of the worlds busiest. Dubai is also the home base of Emirates Airline, international airline of the UAE, which operates scheduled services to more than 100 destinations. Entry regulations Most travelers need to obtain a Visit Visa prior to entering Dubai. However, citizens (and some residents) of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) & citizens of a number of states in Europe & elsewhere (including Australia & New Zealand) can get an entry permit stamped in their passport upon arrival, good for up to 90 days. Visitors from other nationalities require the sponsorship of any U.A.E. resident or any company or hotel licensed to operate within the U.A.E. & are limited to a 30-day stay. Citizens of the UK, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, Finland, Malta, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, USA, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong may stay for up to 30 days without a visa. Shopping tourism Dubai has been called the "shopping capital of the Middle East." The city draws large numbers of shopping tourists from countries within the region & from as far as Eastern Europe, Africa & the Indian Subcontinent. Dubai is known for its souk districts. Souk is the Arabic word for market or place where any kind of goods are brought or exchanged. Traditionally, dhows from the Far East, China, Sri Lanka, & India would discharge their cargos & the goods would be bargained over in the souks adjacent to the docks. Dubai's most atmospheric shopping is to be found in the souks, located on either side of the creek, where bargaining is part of the buzz. Modern shopping malls & boutiques are also found in the city. Dubai Duty Free at Dubai International Airport offers merchandise catering to the multinational passengers using Dubai International Airport. While boutiques, some electronics shops, department stores & supermarkets may operate on a fixed-price basis, most other outlets consider friendly negotiation as a way of life. The Dubai Shopping festival is a month-long festival held during month of January each year. During the festival the entire emirate becomes one massive shopping mall. Additionally, the festival brings together music shows, art exhibitions, & folk dances.
Cultural tourism Sightseeing usually comes as a poor second for most visitors, who are lured by Dubai's reputation as a shopping paradise.
Aspects of Dubai's old culture, while occasionally overshadowed by the boom in economic development, can be found by visiting places around the creek, which splits Dubai into two halves, Bur Dubai & Deira. The buildings lining the Bur Dubai side of the Creek provides the main flavor of the old city. Heritage Village offers a simulacrum of old Dubai. The adjoining Diving Village offers exhibits on pearl diving & fishing. The Diving Village forms part of an ambitious plan to turn the entire "Shindagha" area into a cultural city, recreating life in Dubai as it was in days gone by. Other attractions include the Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House; the Dubai Museum in the restored Al Fahidi Fort, which was erected around 1799; & the Heritage Village of Hatta, situated 115 kilometers southeast of Dubai City in the heart of the rocky Hatta Mountains. The history of the village can be traced back 2000 - 3000 years. It consists of 30 buildings, each differing in size, interior layout & building materials used. Great care was taken to use the same materials as those used when originally built during the renovation such as mud, hay, sandalwood & palm fronds. The Sharia Mosque is an old mosque built around 200 years ago using the same building materials & consists of a large prayer hall, a court & courtyard, minaret & other utility rooms. Tourist accommodation in Dubai is plentiful & relatively expensive with all the major chains having a presence. One increasingly popular alternative is for visitors to rent apartments & villas on a short term basis.
Legal Dangers Travellers entering Dubai can be jailed for 4 years or more if found in possession (including in the bloodstream & the bottom of the shoes ]) of illegal drugs (even in quantities as small as 0.001g), including poppy seeds from bread rolls & prescription & over-the-counter medicines such as codeine. A senior Dubai judge was quoted on February 11, 2008, by the Dubai City News saying, "These laws help discourage anyone from carrying or using drugs. Even if the amount of illegal drugs found on someone is 0.05 grammes, they will be found guilty. The penalty is a minimum four years. The message is clear — drugs will not be tolerated."[8] A number of travellers have been held pending charge while Dubai authorities test their possessions, blood & urine for any trace of contraband The airport is a hub to Dubai's international airline, Emirates, as well as serving as a secondary hub for the Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways. Other smaller passenger and cargo airlines use the airport as a hub and these include Dolphin Air and Falcon Express Cargo Airlines. Airlines with secondary hubs at the airport include Royal Jordanian, British Gulf International Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, DAS Air Cargo, Air Blue, Iran Air and African Express Airways. It is a focus city for a number of airlines including; Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Air India, Pakistan International Airlines, and Jubba Airways.
The airport operates flights from Dubai to North America, Europe, South America, East Asia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Australasia, and Africa. Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport, a new 140 km² airport that will help handle the influx of travelers well into the future.
Operated by the Department of Civil Aviation, it was the 27th busiest airport in the world in 2007, handling 34.34 million passengers. The airport targets 40 million for the year 2008 As of June 2008, the airport served over 100,000 passengers per day, and 120 airlines to over 205 destinations. An important contributor to the Dubai economy, 13,000 people are employed at the airport.[citation needed] The airport accounts for over S$5.5 billion in output.
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