Dubai City
Info: Dubai
is one of the seven emirates that make up the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Persian Gulf.
Its emirate's main city, sometimes called "Dubai
City" to distinguish it from the emirate.
Dubai is the most populous and second largest
emirate of the UAE after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is distinct
from other members of the UAE in that revenues
from oil account for only 6% of its gross domestic
product. A majority of the emirate's revenues
are from tourism.
Dubai has become world famous place through innovative
real estate
projects,sports
events, conferences and Guinness records. However,
this increased attention, coinciding with its
emergence as a world business hub have also highlighted
potential human rights quagmires concerning its
largely immigrant workforce. Dubai:
‘Ambitious’
is the best way to describe Dubai UAE and
it’s definitely an understatement!
Preceding the massive oil strike in the
mid-1960's, Dubai UAE was a simple destination
home to modest Bedouin clans and other settlements
living around the main creek in the emirate,
the backbone of society in those times.
Ruled by the UK until the mid 20th century,
Dubai travel was done mainly by camel with
little infrastructure and no running water.
In those days a Dubai vacation
was not much of an option for any travelers, even
the most intrepid.
Dubai World Trade Centre:
The Dubai World Trade Centre
(DWTC) was established to stimulate trade
and commerce in the United Arab Emirates
in 1979. Over the past two decades, the
DWTC has become a symbol of economic growth
and prosperity in the Middle East. It undertakes
three core activities: organizing exhibitions,
providing hospitality services and property
leasing.
From humble beginning in 1979 to
being a state-of-the-art complex today, the DWTC
has recorded remarkable growth in all areas of
its core activities. The Complex includes a 39-storey
office tower, 492 serviced residential apartments
with a sports club, seven international standard
interconnected and purpose built exhibition halls,
a 200-seat theatre, a congress center and a private
member's business club.
