For sheer dash
and dazzle, Dubai is a place apart. This high-rise emirate has erupted out of the Arabian Desert to the top tier of city break destinations and there’s much more to come – you could call it the world’s biggest ‘work in progress.’ First some facts: Dubai refers either to one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf or that emirate’s main city, sometimes called ‘Dubai City.’ With a population of just under a million, it’s the most populous and second largest emirate of the UAE after Abu Dhabi.
A sleepy fishing village not half a century ago, the dust of the desert has now cleared to reveal a thriving metropolis with a sophisticated network of highways and high-rises, a plethora of glittering malls and an awesome concentration of top-rate hotels and attractions.
This is a city built on the visionary determination of its rulers, the Maktoums, whose zeal has attracted entrepreneurs and adventurers from around the globe in search of a slice of the action
Welcome to the desert’s most exciting city. Think Dubai, think superlative.
