Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates. The emirate of Dubai shares borders with Abu Dhabi in the south, Sharjah in the northeast, and the Sultanate of Oman in the southeast
Dubai has become a global city & a modern day business hub, previously the main source of income for Dubai was through oil, Today Dubai is following the similar model of business to that of Western countries & drives its economy, with the effect that its main revenues are now from tourism, real estate, and financial services.
Tourism is an important part of the Dubai government's strategy to attract more & more of foreign cash into the emirate. Dubai's attracts tourism through shopping, adventure activities, Luxurious
Dubai hotels & Life style & at the same time maintain an attraction for ancient and modern attractions. As of 2007, Dubai was the 8th most visited city of the world. Dubai is expected to accommodate over 15 million tourists by 2015
Dubai has been called the "shopping capital of the Middle East". Dubai alone has more than 70 shopping malls, including the world's 7th largest shopping mall, Dubai Mall. The city draws large numbers of shopping tourists from countries within the region and from as far as Eastern Europe, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. Almost anything & everything is available in Dubai, but the best things to buy in Dubai are textiles, electronics and gold.
Dubai is known as "the City of Gold" and Gold Souk in Deira houses nearly 250 gold retail shops. Buyers can find products in western chain stores with the original tags quoting euro or sterling prices & when its converted into Dirhams it cost around 20-30% mark-up price.
Dubai Shopping Festival has been the biggest shopping Festival event in Dubai & the UAE. During this festival every shop will offer discount & benefits to all the buyers, starting in January and ending February. To attract more shopping tourism a similar Dubai Summer Surprises has been started trying to get more people coming in during low season.
