I am sure that you’re very curious to know how I spent my vacation. This summer‚ I went to Dubai along with my family. It was a weeklong holiday. We took the Emirates airlines to reach our destination. Our accommodation was in a service apartment in Mariott Dubai Harbor Marina. It was a very spacious and luxurious apartment with all a lot of facilities. The first place we visited was Ski Dubai‚ which is an indoor ski resort and one of the first one all around the world. Located in the Mall
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de Graaf to Steven Zachs of Metropolis Magazine about the city of Dubai. Dubai is a city with very little history as a town and even less history as a major city; however it has ignited much research‚ controversy and many to stare in awe from its rapid urbanization. The research will delve into the reasons behind this growth and how it has been used to commodify the rich culture of those whom lived in the place that Dubai currently occupies (Otherwise known as the Bedouins). There has been
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Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
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Economic Impact: Dubai Dubai is the largest of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates. It is quickly growing into a huge tourist spot and prides itself on having some of the world’s greatest attractions. However‚ sometimes having the best comes with consequences. Despite the Middle East’s relatively low tourist rate‚ Dubai had been able to attract many “big spenders‚” which has enhanced its economy‚ but can also take a toll on the people. In her article‚ “Tourism in Dubai‚” Joan Henderson
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28‚ 2010 My Trip to Dubai Our first day of the trip consisted making sure we had everything we needed packed in our luggage. We arrived at the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport at nine-thirty‚ about an hour and a half prior to our plane taking off. When we did finally depart from GSP airport we took a two hour ride to Newark‚ from there we got on another plane and went to Frankfurt am Main changing planes once again and finally arriving at our destination Dubai. (Expedia‚ 2010) The
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waiting impatiently to reach there‚ I though about my all-time dream coming true‚ visiting the modern wonder‚ Dubai. Since the United Arab Emirates were formed in 1971‚ Dubai has always been the most resourceful‚ united and modern of all. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like Burj Al Arab and Emirates towers. Additionally‚ the highest tower in the world‚ Dubai tower is currently being built and an above-ground metro is being designed for safe‚ fast transport around the
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CASE STUDY ON DUBAI – A CRISIS UNFOLDS SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL‚ PUNE CONSTITUENT OF SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Anirudh Ahuja1‚ Hussain Patel2‚ Saumya Singh3‚ Shalini Singh4‚ Rushil Deshpande5‚ Tanya Nagi6‚ Vaibhav Handu7. ABSTRACT Boom! That’s the sound of Dubai going from prosperity to penury. In November 2009 a financial crisis surfaced in Dubai‚ the symbol of luxury‚ where Sheikh’s drove around in Ferraris‚ visited mega sized malls and dined at the 7 stared hotel‚ The Burj
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Distinction between Growth and Development Growth is not the same as development. Growth‚ measured in terms of an increase in GDP is a quantitative measure. Real GDP per capita figures are an inadequate means of making comparisons both within countries and between countries. Limitations of GDP as a measure to compare welfare between countries: * The ‘shadow’ economy often means that GDP calculations are an underestimation of actual GDP. In Nigeria it is estimated that the ‘shadow’ economy
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(What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas) Las Vegas SWOT Analysis By Jennifer Bourdeau Marketing 370‚ section 04 September 18‚ 2007 STRENGTHS The largest strength Las Vegas tourism has is its brand recognition of its famous phrase‚ "What happens in Vegas‚ stays in Vegas". Other phrases such as "Your Vegas is showing" are in the works. Vegas also has an enormous bank of existing visitors- over 38.9 million a year. These visitors produce a city wide average occupancy of about 90%‚ the largest in
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The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties‚ a property developer in the United Arab Emirates‚ who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord‚ some of the world’s specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah‚ the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Each settlement will be in the shape of
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