I love Dubai
Step
into Dubai and you will instantly fall in love with the city!
Everything
about the city be it the roads, buildings, beaches have its own charm. The best
thing about Dubai is the warm, hospitable nature of its people which will make
you feel at home. Dubai’s luxury beach resorts pamper tourists without being
intrusive. The city is not just a beach paradise but is also a shopper’s
paradise which is why it has been conferred the title of the “City of Gold”.
Shopping
in Dubai is a fantastic experience for men, women and the children alike. Elegant
in design and spacious in terms of comfort, Dubai’s shopping centres, often referred
to as ‘souks’ have set new benchmarks in interior design and architecture.
There is no dearth of full service as well as no-frill carriers flying to this
global city. Numerous airlines offer cheap flights to Dubai
especially during the famous ‘Dubai Shopping festival’ held in the month of
April each year.
Published Date:
18/12/2009
Modified Date:
18/12/2009
Dubai, an enchanting holiday paradise!
Mountains, deserts, beaches, ski-resorts
you name it Dubai
has it. Welcoming visitors with its impressive facade, the sail shaped Burj-al-Arab
is undoubtedly the cynosure of all eyes in the Middle-East. Hop on to a flight
to Dubai and visit the Deira and Bur Dubai neighbourhoods
that serve as the nerve centre of business and entertainment in the Dubai society.
Ever dreamt of a chopper ride? Dubai is the best place
to realize your dream. Helicopter rides in Dubai let you explore the city’s skyline by
taking you through a whirlwind tour of Burj-al –Arab, Jumeirah Palm and the
Dubai Creek. The experience is simply magical.
Fond of skiing? How about trying it in an artificial
ski-resort? Head to Ski Dubai, a man-made ski-resort that offers an experience
akin to what you will get while skiing up or down a mountain slope.
For an extraordinary shopping
experience, take a tour of the city’s malls, shopping arcades and souks that
offer the best deals on every product under the sun. Being a duty-free shopping
zone you are sure to get branded products at rock bottom rates in this incredible
shopping paradise.
Visitors can grab exciting bargain
deals and win loads of prizes during this month long extravaganza that offers
unlimited fun and entertainment. So what are you waiting for? Order your air
tickets today to this oasis in the desert that is sure to be your favourite
holiday destination in the times to come.
Try, if you can, to schedule your
holidays during the Dubai Shopping festival when all major airlines compete
aggressively to offer cheap flights to Dubai.
Published Date:
09/03/2010
Modified Date:
09/03/2010
Dubai Never Ceases to Amaze
Dynamic Dubai is one of those
places, which seems to change its landscape at the drop of a hat. Every now on
then, the rulers of Dubai spring up surprises like
Burj Khalifa, Burj Arab, and the Rose Rayhaan to feed Dubai’s opulence. No wonder, flights to Dubai are jam packed with eager hordes of tourists.
The three Palm Islands and ‘the World’ project bear
testimony to man’s attempt at playing god and somewhat succeeding. For
shopaholics Dubai
lives up to its epithet of ‘city of merchants’ with its swanky malls and souks
or traditional bazaars dedicated to specific consumer goods. Take your pick out
of the gold souk, fish souk, electronics souk, or spice souk. One can recreate
the desert way of life by taking a camel safari.
The adrenalin rush of the dune
bashing and wadi bashing jeep safaris has to be experienced to be comprehended.
Those bored with the desert, can even try out skiing at Ski Dubai, an indoor
ski resort. For the beach birds, the balmy waters of the golden Jumeirah beach
prove blissful. Dubai also has a lot to offer to
the culture and history bug with charmers like Heritage Village,
Majlis Ghorfat Um-Al-Sheef, Saeed Al-Maktoum's House, and the splendid Grand Mosque. An
abundance of cheap flights to Dubai make this larger than life
destination a convenient holidaying spot.
Published Date:
25/02/2010
Modified Date:
25/02/2010
Dubai Seduces Unabashedly
I had heard many gripping tales
about ‘The City of Gold’ (Dubai),
but nothing prepared me for the overwhelming experience that awaited me there. The
sweeping view from the imposing Burj Khalifa, the world’s supposedly tallest
building, makes one feel god like. No less dramatic is the dining experience at
the suspension restaurant of the cloud kissing Burj Al Arab hotel. The phrase
‘dining among the stars’ comes alive here. This is not all. Imagination stretches
to the breaking point at Rose Rayhaan Hotel, which dwarfs the Burj Al Arab.
The three Palm Islands
– the biggest manmade islands till date and the monumental ‘The World’ seemed
like a mad god’s creation. The colossal ‘Mall of the Emirates’ and numerous
exotic souks (bazaars), be it the Gold Souk with dirt cheap gold jewellery, the
maddeningly aromatic Spice Souk, Fish Souk, or Electronics Souk, spoil
shopaholics for choice. As I tried out the much acclaimed adrenalin pounding wadi
bashing and dune bashing jeep safaris, I could not help shouting myself hoarse
with excitement.
The elegant sun kissed Jumeirah
and Deira beaches proved ideal for beachside revelry, while the Grand Mosque
and Jumeirah Mosque emerged as splendid examples of Islamic architecture. Not
to be missed is the enchanting Heritage
Village with its fabulous
reconstruction of the bygone era. Dubai
has everything, right from camel safaris over immense tracts of desert to
skiing at Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort. With no dearth of flights to Dubai,
the destination definitely merits a visit for it can not be described in words!
Published Date:
09/02/2010
Modified Date:
09/02/2010
Welcome to Dubai Shopping Festival 2010
The City of Merchants is finally ready with its gala
Dubai Shopping Festival 2010 to indulge your shopping mania. This shopping
extravaganza will last till 28 February, 2010. Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free,
the festival beckons shoppers from across the globe with unbelievably low price
tags for every conceivable item under the sun and even beyond. Dubai, an already exuberantly alive
metropolis, turns into one of the busiest places on the planet. More than 2
million visitors grace this occasion and pump in over US$1 billion in retail
spending.
This year round, shelling out
Dh300 at the Deira City Centre or Mall of the Emirates might just fetch you a
Dh2 million worth luxury sports car, Tuscan villa, or private yacht. Another
magnanimous offer is the Lexus Mega Raffle dishing out prizes worth Dh16
million. Every day of the festival is a new window of opportunity for ticket
holders who may win a Lexus LS 460 and a cash prize of Dh100,000. Besides,
there are weekly prices to the tune of Dh400,000. Flights to Dubai are
selling like hot cakes during this time. Who knows, you might just get lucky
like so many others? Laser shows, fireworks, fashion shows, film festivals, and
international theatre performances further add to the excitement.
Do not miss out on the souks
(traditional bazaars dedicated to different items) of the Dubai Creek. Seasoned
bargainers can pick up treasures for a steal at these souks. A walk through the
Gold souk will reveal that Dubai truly lives up
to its name, ‘City of Gold’.
The narrow streets are filled with gold jewellery shops. The story duplicates
itself at the Electronics Souk, with the difference that gold jewellery gets
replaced with electronics items. To treat your sense of smell to aromatic
wonders, head to the Spice Souk, or walk down the Fish Souk to watch a tantalising
display of high heaps of fresh catch.
Those looking for carpets will be
spoilt for choice at the Carpet Oasis. The area is a virtual sea of carpets displaying
the cheapest and the costliest varieties from places as diverse as Turkmenistan, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, India, Turkey,
and Iran.
Besides carpets, one may pick traditional handicraft items like swords and
curved Arabic daggers, Arabic coffee pots, silver Bedouin jewellery, inlaid
walnut and rosewood furniture, cotton floor coverings (dhurries), marble
goblets, and prayer beds.
In the unlikely scenario of
getting sick with shopping, people can spend some quality family time at the
DSF Family Desert Camp. The venue allows one to rough it out in tents and
indulge in delightful activities like quad biking and camel and horse riding.
Entertainment shows, an exclusive food court and barbecue facilities are sure
to turn even the most puritanical individual into a gourmet. Children can have
the time of their lives at an inflatable zone and kiddy ride zone.
This is arguably the best time to
book your cheap flights to Dubai
as you can treat yourself to scores of entertainment options like the Jazz
Festival, Gulf Bike Festival 2010, and the 9th Traditional Poetry
Forum under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum.
Published Date:
03/02/2010
Modified Date:
03/02/2010
Travel to Dubai
Dubai
is an attractive city not only because of its beauty, but also because is in
many aspects different to a city in the “Western World”.
Dubai
greatest attraction is the excellent shopping experience with a very low import
duty. Dubai
offers good blends of modern and traditional shopping opportunities making your
holiday as the most tremendous.
Additionally, Dubai is an open port
with low import duties enabling products become cheap and affordable.
Dubai hotels
such as Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Al Qasr Hotel, Bab Al Shams Hotel, Burj Al Arab
Hotel, Coral Deira Hotel, Crowne Plaza Hotel, etc. offer luxurious
accommodation facilities to travelers. Business travelers prefer to stay in luxury hotels in Dubai which give them homely and warm
feelings.
To enjoy luxury holiday in Dubai at its best, it is a good option to go
for the luxury spa and play golf with world-class facilities.
Published Date:
15/01/2010
Modified Date:
15/01/2010