As the owner of Dubai... With a perfect winter climate, top class hotels, superb facilities for a variety of sports and leisure activities and excellent shopping, Dubai has something to offer everyone. Moreover, the emirate is friendly, safe and virtually crime-free.
Sunshine, shopping, seaside, sports and safety - five of the key ingredients that have earned Dubai a growing reputation as one of the world's most attractive and rapidly developing leisure destinations.
Long established as the trading and commercial hub of the Middle East, the emirate combines the excitement of a bustling commercial centre with the wide open spaces of a luxurious resort.
Located at the cross-roads of Asia, Europe and Africa, Dubai is well positioned to attract tourists looking for somewhere new and different, a destination combining the traditions of the east with the comforts of the west.
Both business travelers and tourists find that Dubai offers the highest standards of comfort and luxury. As befits a dynamic and prosperous business centre, Dubai's ultramodern hotels offer every luxury. Yet the comforts of the 21st century co-exist comfortably with the emirate's rich Arab-Islamic culture.
An intriguing land that combines old-world souks and modern shopping malls, rolling sand dunes and championship grass golf courses, remote Bedouin villages and an array of five-star hotels, Dubai defies easy definition.

Read more: http://www.dubaitourism.ae

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PLACES TO GO

- The World (http://www.zubworld.com/theworld)

The World is today's great development epic. An engineering odyssey to create an island paradise of sea, sand and sky, a destination has arrived that allows investors to chart their own course and make the world their own.

- Burj Khalifa (http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/)

The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is a world-class destination and the magnificent centerpiece of Downtown Dubai , Dubai's new urban masterpiece.

- Dubai marina (http://www.dubai-marina.com)

The largest man made marina in the world. The vision of Dubai Marina is to create an awe-inspiring city-within-a city that delights residents with its cosmopolitan, free-spirited atmosphere and unique, invigorating lifestyle. It will be an urban centre on the water, comparable to the most exclusive waterfront developments in the world's leading cities. Dubai Marina is unlike anywhere else in Dubai, the Middle East and even the world.

- Mall of Arabia (http://www.cityofarabia.ae/mall_of_arabia)

Mall of Arabia More than just a mall, its a unique lifestyle experience with its vast ancient Middle Eastern exterior housing the best of international fashion brands, a state-of-the-art stage for theatrical performances, a 15-screen cinema and a bowling alley.


- Dubai Zoo (http://www.dubaitourism.ae/ShoppingEntertainment/DubaiZoo/tabid/66/language/en-US/Default.aspx)

Dubai Zoo is the oldest zoo of its kind not only in the United Arab Emirates but also in the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai Zoo also happens to be the first Arabian zoo to breed the rare Chimpanzee and Arabian wild cat.

- Gold Souk (http://www.goldsouks.com)

World famous Gold Souk is Dubai's Gold Souk, where narrow streets are lined with shop windows glinting with ornaments made in 22 and 24 carat gold. Along the slightly larger lanes of the gold souk, each shop window is crammed with gold necklaces, rings, bangles, ear rings and brooches. Gold prices here are among the lowest in the world. Most jewellery is 24 carat and none is less than 18 carat.

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PLACES TO EAT

- Betawi Café (http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/reviews/16856-betawi-cafe)

One of the city’s best cheap eats, tucked away in Karama

- Ossiano Restaurant (http://www.atlantisthepalm.com/dining/awardwinning/ossiano.aspx)

This is the astounding restaurant which is something of a showcase for the culinary genius of Chef Santi Santamaria. Famous for his three Michelin stars, earned for his Catalan restaurant, Ossiano is his first culinary foray into the big wide world beyond Spain.

- Nobu (http://www.atlantisthepalm.com/dining/awardwinning/nobu.aspx)

The first Nobu in the Middle East. Cutting-edge Japanese style with American influences by world-renowned chef Nobu Matsuhisa

- Manhattan Grill (http://www.dubai.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/entertainment/restaurants/index.jsp)

Quintessentially New York, Manhattan Grill features authentic grill cuisine with an emphasis on succulent choice cuts of grilled meat, poultry and seafood.

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PLACES TO STAY

- Premier Inn, Dubai (http://global.premierinn.com/gcc/hotels/home.action)

- Raffles Hotel (www.raffles.com/en_ra/property/rdb)5*

- Burj Al Arab (http://www.jumeirah.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/destinations/dubai/burj-al-arab/) 7*

- Hilton Dubai Creek (www.hilton.co.uk/dubaicreek)

- Grand Hyatt Dubai (http://dubai.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp)