Premier Hotels & Resorts - Winter/Spring 2009 - (Page 308) Dubai United Arab Emirates Perhaps more so than anywhere else, in Dubai visitors can embark on fascinating adventures with five-star leisure facilities, guaranteed sunshine, beautiful beaches, Arabian hospitality and a unique blend of old and new cultures. In Dubai, there’s something for everyone. Dubai is less than eight hours from Europe, with service on 96 airlines. A new airport terminal, a wide range of luxury hotels and resorts, clean, uncrowded beaches and a crimefree environment make this a vacationer’s paradise. A cutting-edge 21st-century city, Dubai has a state-of-the-art infrastructure and top facilities for exhibitions and conventions. Landmark developments under way include two man-made Palm Islands, which will feature 40 boutique hotels, 2,000 residential villas, marinas, a marine park, shopping complexes and cinemas. Dubai Festival City is home to an amphitheater, 80 restaurants, shops, hotels, cinemas, offices and apartments, and the city recently unveiled Ski Dubai—the world’s third-largest indoor ski slope—at the Mall of the Emirates, and Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome in Dubailand. The world’s largest shopping mall will soon debut here, in addition to countless other attractions. This is a land of options: bustling city life, the natural inlet of Dubai Creek, which is the focal point of life here, plus interesting archaeological sites and the colorful old district of Bastakiya. Tour operators can guide your clients on a wide range of expeditions—city, shopping, and creek tours, desert safaris, sand skiing, desert feasts, Bedouin village visits and horse and camel races. Dubai’s ultra-modern shopping malls and centuries-old souks attract shoppers with reasonable prices and variety, not to mention low import duties and tax-free status. Restaurants here cover the full range of styles and cuisines and pride themselves on a high standard of service. Learn more about Dubai at www.luxuryta.com/past.html. Persian Gulf OMAN QATAR Dubai Abu Dhabi Gulf of Oman U N I T E D A R A B E M I R AT E S SAUDI ARABIA ACCESS BY The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai Al Murooj OMAN 308 PREMIER HOTELS & RESORTS | Winter/Spring 2009 http://www.luxuryta.com/past.html http://www.luxuryta.com/past.html
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