Home-Based Travel Agent - July 2008 - (Page 38) Dubai FOR THE TRAVELER Madinat Jumeirah with the Burj al Arab in the background Touchdown Dubai Shuffling through Dubai International Airport with a head full of unfounded apprehension, my nervousness quickly evaporated, quite literally, when I stepped outside. It was May in Dubai, early morning, and I was boiling in 105 degrees of desert heat. Spotting our pickup (a tasteful, black Audi), we jumped in and were promptly handed cold towels and bottles of water by our driver from the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. As we sped off, my nerves began to 38 The city of the future is here today By DAVID EISEN settle as familiar stores like Ace Hardware passed by, and I began to quickly see what all the hoopla concerning Dubai was about. Cranes and new development as far as the eye could see sprouted from the desert landscape. Immediately I imagined Las Vegas 50 years ago, with hotels and casinos springing from sand. Casinos are prohibited in Dubai, but hotels are most certainly not. To understand Dubai is to first know its history. Before 1970, Dubai was a small trading city next to Saudi Arabia and across the Persian Gulf from Iran. But in 1966, oil was found—leading to an influx of Indians and Pakistanis, which over a seven-year span, grew Dubai’s population by more than 300 percent, according to some estimates. In 1971, Dubai and five other emirates, including Abu Dhabi, formed the United Arab Emirates, uniforming many things such as adopting the diraham as the currency. Dubai has been ruled since 1833 by the Al Maktoum dynasty, and its current head Home-BasedTravelAgent JULY /AUG US T 2008
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