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