Abstract
Dubai is one of the seven Emirates that constitute the UAE - United Arabic Emirates - located between the Persian Gulf and the Oman Gulf on the Arabic Peninsula. Dubai is neither the capital nor the most populated Emirate, but it is the most popular and well known. Its fame is due to the media coverage of the gigantic real estate and incredible constructions this Emirate has achieved. Dubai has become the symbol of man's excess, with the highest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, which is 828 meters high. Dubai claims to be the leading destination for luxury tourism, and a major hub for familial and business tourism .
To sustain that statement, the emirate counts a lot of gigantic constructions such as the most luxurious hotel in the world, Burj-Al-Arab, which is the only one with 7 stars ranking; Palm Islands which are 3 artificial islands in the shape of a palm tree and "The World", a huge artificial archipelago representing the world. So, what is the next step for Dubai to become the leading tourist destination in the world? The answer is called "Dubailand". Imagine a city in the middle of the desert, built from nothing and gathering within its walls all kinds of theme parks, hotels, resorts, leisure attractions, entertainment, shopping and sports. The whole Dubailand project is divided into six "worlds" as listed below :
- Attractions and Experience World: 145 million sq.ft. Themed experiences and attractions for the entire family with a cluster of parks such as anchor theme parks, Global village, themed water parks and more.
- Retail and Entertainment world: 45 million sq.ft. retail and entertainments concepts within a themed environment. Indoor and outdoor retail stores and entertainment with factory outlets, flea market, World Trade Park, Auction world, etc.
- Themed leisure and vacation world: 311 million sq.ft. With vacation villages, hotels and resorts all included in a themed environment
- Eco-Tourism world: 806 million sq.ft. An environment that is devoted to the conservation of the desert wildlife, including mini safari, sand dune hotels, desert camps. The entire park will offer a taste of the desert.
- Sports and Outdoor World: 206 million sq.ft of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and venues that will be able to host world class sport events like American football, soccer, tennis, golf, rugby, horse race and car racing circuits.
- Downtown: 5.66 million sq.ft - forming the resort city's downtown, business and administrative district. The zone will reflect the technology oriented vision of Dubailand and will include shopping areas like the Mall of Arabia, the largest mall in the world. Downtown will also include large streets and boulevards with theaters, restaurants, art galleries, squares, cafés, gardens and so on.
