| Dubai's skyline has grown in the recent years by an | | | | Dh12.5b in the year 2007. This also discloses the |
| amount, which took over a century for the | | | | stress on Dubai hotels (United Arab Emirates), |
| developed nations to achieve in their own backyard. | | | | furnished villas and Dubai hotel apartments in their |
| In Dubai's case, it was the oil exploration at first, and | | | | attempts to cope with the level of demand they |
| then the commerce of free trade zones, which made | | | | face from the industry. |
| it be counted at par with the developed nations. The | | | | This is why Dubai's government has nodded to too |
| desire to see its tourism sector flourish and the gains | | | | many new plans that promised to construct newer |
| of a thriving economy, were the two major reasons | | | | furnished villas, furnished apartments and Dubai hotels |
| why Dubai's skyline grew so frantically in the last two | | | | (United Arab Emirates) on its territory. The total |
| decades. In the course of events, the city also | | | | number of rooms stood at 40,862 in all these |
| became the new residing place for world class hotels. | | | | segments, in the year 2006. This will have to be |
| Gone were the heydays of Sydney, London, New | | | | further raised by a handsome margin to meet with |
| York and Tokyo. Dubai hotels were also standing at | | | | the set official target of receiving 15 million visitors by |
| par, shoulder-to-shoulder, eyeball-to-eyeball with them. | | | | the year 2010. Two key events, one of which was |
| Today's Dubai offers several dozen of world class | | | | recently held, and the other still on, are expected to |
| hotels to make your stay comfortable. Apart from | | | | help Dubai in meeting out with its 2010 target. The |
| Dubai hotels (United Arab Emirates) one can choose | | | | first was Dubai's 1st Tourism Development Projects |
| from many other options, like furnished villas and | | | | and Investment Market (TDIM) exhibition, which was |
| beach side apartments, to make one's stay at ease. | | | | to be held from January 20-22, 2008. Major real |
| Let us examine the following data to learn more | | | | estate companies from all over the world were |
| about Dubai hotels. Until the early 90s, they were not | | | | expected to showcase projects worth over $190 |
| to be found in so many numbers out there. By the | | | | billion. The idea behind it was to get various |
| start of 2000 however, this ground reality had | | | | components of Dubai's urban growth together, |
| dramatically transformed. One s gets awed by looking | | | | namely real estate firms, private companies, investors |
| at their numbers these days. This author counted on | | | | and government bodies, and frame out the future |
| just one site and found more than three dozen | | | | course of action. |
| entries for the five-star facility alone. The count for | | | | The other event, which is taking place across Dubai |
| the four, three and two star hotels will be even | | | | right now, is the 13th Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF). |
| more awesome, one reckons. There were a total of | | | | This will coincide with many recreational programs at |
| 414 hotels in Dubai in the year 2006. They were the | | | | places like shopping malls, Dubai hotels and elsewhere, |
| mainstay for accommodating the 6.5 million visitors | | | | apart from the shopping mania that the festival was |
| who visited the city that year. The revenues earned | | | | all about. The show to be held from January 24 to |
| by these hotels stood at Dh10.8b in the same period. | | | | February 24 (2008), is expected to attract 3.5 million |
| This however grew by 15.74 percent to be at | | | | visitors from all over the globe. |