Dubai has become a major tourism destination through innovative real estate projects and events. The document discusses many tourism developments in Dubai including luxury hotels like the Burj Al Arab and Burj Dubai, residential developments on artificial islands like the Palm Islands, and water parks. It highlights how Dubai is constructing the world's largest hotel and resort complex called Al Bawadi to accommodate its goal of 10 million tourists annually and establish itself as a regional tourism hub.

1. Tourism in Dubai

2. Dubai
• Dubai is the most populous and second largest emirate
of the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is
distinct from other members of the UAE in that revenues
from oil account for only 6% of its gross domestic
product. A majority of the emirate's revenues are from
the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ)[2] and, increasingly, from
tourism.
• With enormous construction and development in various
industries, Dubai has attracted world-wide attention
through innovative real estate projects, sports events,
conferences and Guinness records. However, this
increased attention, coinciding with its emergence as a
world business hub, has also highlighted potential
human rights issues concerning its largely immigrant
workforce.

3. Burj Al Arab
• The Burj al-Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai, the
second largest city of the United Arab Emirates,
and was briefly marketed as "the world's first
seven-star hotel". It was designed by Tom
Wright of WS Atkins PLC. At 321 m (1053 feet),
it is the tallest building used exclusively as a
hotel. It stands on an artificial island 280 m (919
feet) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected
to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is
an iconic structure, designed to symbolize
Dubai's urban transformation.

4. Burj Al Arab

5. Royal suite One bedroom
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6. Burj Dubai
• The Burj Dubai is a skyscraper currently under
construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The lead
architect is Adrian Smith of the Chicago office of
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Its final height is
officially being kept a secret due to competition;
however, figures released by a contractor on the
project have suggested a height of around 808 meters
(2651 feet). Based on this height, the total number of
habitable floors is expected to be around 162.
However, on the project's official website, an interior
graphic of an elevator panel shows floor numbers up
to 195. A more recent article by building subcontractor
Persian Gulf Extrusions states a final height "over 940
meters" or at least 3084 feet, but this has not yet been
confirmed by Emaar. This new figure is 24 meters
higher than the final height rumored on the official
website.

7. Burj Dubai has now reached 103

8. Emirates Towers
• The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates
Office Tower and Emirates Towers Hotel skyscrapers,
respectively the 12th (355m) and the 27th (309m)
tallest currently-standing structures in the world, and a
9,000 m² (96,875 ft²) two story retail complex known
as The Boulevard connecting the two towers. The
complex is located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The sister towers are a
symbol of Dubai City. A curiosity of the design is that
the towers have a similar number of floors (Office
Tower: 54 floors, Hotel: 56 floors); the individual floor
heights of the office tower are greater than that of the
hotel. Emirates Towers is set in over 570,000 m² (42
acres) of gardens, complete with lakes, waterfalls,
public seating areas and with parking space for up to
1800 cars.

9. • The Palm Jebel Ali is the middle-sized island of the
three Palm Islands (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali
and Palm Deira). It is located on the Jebel Ali coastal
area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). The unique man-made palm-shaped
island will consist of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds,
and a surrounding crescent island that will form a
water-breaker. The Jebel Ali Palm is more of an
entertainment destination for both adults and children,
which caters to both residents and tourists. The island
will also be 50% larger than the Palm Jumeirah, and
will include six marinas, a 'Sea Village', a water theme
park and water homes built on stilts between the
fronds and the crescent. Construction began on the
Palm Jebel Ali in October 2002.
The Palm Jabel Ali

10. The Palm Deira
• The Palm Deira is the largest of the three Palm Islands
(Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira). It is
located on the Deirah coastal area of the emirate of
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The unique
man-made palm-shaped island will consist of a trunk,
a crown with 41 fronds, and a surrounding crescent
island that will form a water-breaker. The Deira Palm
island was not initially intended to be developed, but
on October 2004, the annoucement of its development
was issued. The Palm Deira will cover 14 kilometers
(8.7 miles) in length and 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) in
width and have an area of 80 square kilometers (861
million square feet). It will consist of residential
property, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities,
and clubs. The residential area will be located on the
fronds and will contain 8,000 two-storey town houses
in three distinct styles - Premier Villas, Grand Villas

11. The Palm Jumeirah
• The Palm Jumeirah is the smallest of the three Palm
Islands (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm
Deira). It is located on the Jumeirah coastal area of
the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). The unique man-made island is built in the
shape of a date palm tree and consists of a trunk, a
crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent
island that will form a water-breaker. The Jumeirah
Palm island is primarily a retreat and residential area
for living, relaxation, and leisure. It will contain themed
boutique hotels, three types of villas (Signature Villas,
Garden Homes, and Canal Cove Town Homes),
shoreline apartment buildings, beaches, marinas,
restaurants, cafes and a variety of retail outlets.

12. The World Islands
• The World Islands, which is sometimes mistakenly
referred to as the Palm World or Globe Islands, are a
collection of man-made islands shaped into the
continents of the world, located off the coast of Dubai
in the United Arab Emirates. It will consist of 300 small
private artificial islands divided into four categories -
private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and
community islands. The World Islands will be located 4
kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah, close to the Palm
Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and Port Rashid at
approximately 25°13 North and 55°10 East. The AED
6.6 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) project will cover a total
area of 9 kilometers (5.4 miles) in length and 6
kilometers (3.6 miles) in width, surrounded by an oval
shaped breakwater. The only means of transportation
between the islands will be by marine or air transport
and boat transportation from the mainland will be from

13. Wild Wadi
• Wild Wadi Waterpark is a water theme park located in the city of
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) that covers an area of 12
acres and comprises of 24 adrenaline-pumping state-of-the-art
rides and slides. Wild Wadi is located on located in the rural area
of Dubai, known as Jumairah, along the Jumeirah Beach Road. It
is situated next to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Burj Al Arab
hotel, approximately a 20 minutes drive from the center of city.
This water park was designed like an Arabian wadi (oasis) with
characteristics from Arabian folklore and has rides and
attractions, many of which interconnect. Once you enter the Wild
Wadi water theme park, you will be given access to all the water
rides, as well as the use of rubber rings, lifejackets and body
boards. The water park has 90 lifeguards on duty, keeping you
safe while you are having fun. Wild Wadi's variety of rides suit

14. Trump Tower
• The Palm Trump International Hotel and Tower will be a
48-storey mixed-use condo-hotel and residence with a
300 room five-star hotel and 360 freehold residential
apartments. Some of the amentities include exclusive
access to a private beach and yacht club with tennis
courts, gymnasium and fitness centre, stylized pools and
gardens. The AED 2.2 billion (US$ 600 million)
development will be the first joint venture between Al

15. The Fairmont Palm
Residence• The Fairmont Palm Residence will be located on the
trunk of the Palm Jumeirah, and will contain 558
deluxe apartments, townhouses, and penthouses,
directly linked to the five-star Fairmont Palm Hotel and
Resort. The apartment units will contain 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
bedrooms from 1,508 to 11,638 square feet. Residents
will have access to an extensive range of services
provided by the hotel, including is beach and health
club, private beach, swimming pool, children's
playground, restaurants and cafes, housekeeping and
maintenance, maid and childcare services, as well as
the nearby boutiques and restaurants of The Palm
Golden Mile. The Fairmont Palm Residence has North
and South Wing apartment buildings and are being
developed by IFA Hotels & Resorts.

16. Atlantis Hotel
• Atlantis Hotel will be two towers with a total of 2,000 rooms,
with two monorail stations linking it to the main stalk of the
Palm Jumeirah. The first tower (28-storeys), The Royal
Tower, will contain 1,200 rooms targeting luxury travelers, and
the second tower (18-storeys) will contain 800 rooms
targeting other travelers. The resort was designed based on
the mythical lost continent of Atlantis, along with traditional
Arabic design themes. It also maintains the icon of the Royal
Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island located in the Bahamas.
The premises will include a 40 acre (162 thousand square
meter) water-theme park, various water attractions, 86
thousand square foot (8 thousand square meter) two-storey
conference center, 20 thousand square feet (1.85 thousand
square meter) of retail space, an archeological attraction
entitled The Dig. It is a joint venture between Kerzner

17. Palm Springs
• Palm Springs will be located on the lower-west corner
of the cresent of the man-made Palm Jebel Ali island.
The 25-storey building will offer 1, 2, and 3 bedroom
freehold apartments, each with sea or water scape
views. All of the apartments will have their own
balcony, and a number of the 2 and 3 bedroom
apartment will contain maid's quarters. Amenitities at
the Palm Springs will contain include a private beach,
health club, water park, dedicated marina, children's
play area, restaurants, five-star management, house
keeping, retail outlets, tailor and laundry, room service,
24-hour security, and transport services.

18. Burj Al Alam
• The Burj al Alam (World Constelation in English) is a
planned 108 story, 484m skyscraper in the Business Bay
area of Dubai, UAE designed to resemble a crystal flower.
It is to become one of the world's tallest buildings, only 28
metres below the current tallest, Taipei 101. The tower is to
be built by the Fortune Group which also have a number of
other projects in Dubai such as the Fortune Bay and
Fortune Tower. It will contain 74 floors of office space, a
retail area at the base, and a high-end hotel and serviced
apartments in the top 27 floors. The hotel section is to
contain the highest hotel rooms in the world. The building
will also feature a 6-storey crown that will contain a Turkish
bath, sky garden and other club facilities. Ground breaking

19. Al Bawadi
• Dubai unveiled plans for a $27 billion resort complex including
the world's biggest hotel on Monday, the latest in a series of
huge projects intended to establish the booming Gulf Emirate
as a regional tourism hub. Dubai, one of seven semi-
autonomous states in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, is
hoping to draw 10 million tourists a year over the next decade.
It said the Bawadi project outside Dubai city will have more
than 29,000 hotel rooms, including the 6,500-room "Asia Asia"
hotel which it said would be the largest in the world, and was
expected to accommodate more than 3 million tourists by
2016. "The (reason) for this is the fact that tourism plays a
very large role in Dubai's economy," said Saeed al-Muntafiq,
chief executive of Tatweer, the Dubai government-owned
developer of the project. "We need to expand our capacity to
accommodate tourists."He said that Dubai would need an
additional 70,000 to 80,000 hotel rooms to achieve its target
of 10 million visitors a year over. The first phase of the project,
which includes the Asia Asia hotel, will be operational by
2010. Tatweer will put up 40 percent of the project's total cost

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