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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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 and 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) [1] and now, increasingly, from tourism.

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Dubai’s location at the cross-roads of Europe, Asia and Africa makes for easy accessibility. Most capitals and other major cities have direct flights to Dubai. More than 120 airlines operate to and 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.


The airport is currently undergoing a major expansion with the construction of Terminal 3 and new 60 meter (197 foot) wide and longer runway. This expansion will make the airport fully Airbus A380 compatible.

The airport will also undergo an expansion to allow two stations of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro to be built within the complex. One station will be constructed in Terminal 1 and the other in Terminal 3. The Metro system is not expected to be fully operational until 2012.

Dubai's government has announced the construction of a new airport in Jebel Ali termed Dubai World Central International Airport. It is expected upon completion to be the fourth largest airport in the world by physical size, though not by passenger metrics. Construction is expected to finish by the year 2017. On completion, Dubai International Airport is expected to be able to accommodate up to 70 million passengers.

The new terminal under construction

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Oqyana, which is also known as Oqyana-World First, is a development project being built on the man-made islands of The World, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its name was taken from the the Arabic word for Oceanic and it will occupy 19 islands of The World, which correspond to the islands of Australasia (Australia and New Zealand).

Oqyana will have spectacular views of the Dubai coastline and be accessible from the mainland through a ferry service. It is expected to the residence of between 10 to 12 thousand people as it will will comprise of more than 1,650 sea-view apartments and mansions, 90 water homes, about 170 canal homes, and two high-end hotels, including a spa resort.

Oqyana will occupy a total area of 1.87 million square meters (20 million square feet) and a total onland area of 417 thousand square meters (4.5 million square feet). It will contain 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) of inter-linked walkways, 5,300 meters (17,388 feet) of shore front and a marina with over 1,500 private yacht berths. It is being developed at a cost of US$ 3.5 billion (AED 13 billion) by a division of Kuwait-based Investment Dar and was masterplanned by Australian-based Woods Bagot.

Expected Completion Date - In 2012
Managed by - OQYANA Real Estate Company
Location - The World, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The World Islands [Dubai] Photograph

Dubai (in Arabic: دبيّ‎, transliteration: dubaīy) can either refer to an emirate (one of seven) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, or that emirate's main city, sometimes called "Dubai city" to distinguish it from the emirate.

Written accounts documenting the existence of the city have existed at least 150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Dubai shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi.[4] Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to possess veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.[5] Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum dynasty since 1833. The emirates' current ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is also the Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE.

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