information about Dubai
1. city profile
Dubai is the second largest emirate among the seven United Arab Emirates and the economic center of the UAE. The seat of Dubai government is Dubai City. It covers an area of 3981 square kilometers, accounting for about 5% of the country's total area. The population is 671,111, accounting for 29.5% of the national population. Only about a quarter of Dubai's population is Emir, and most Emirs are Sunni Muslims. Arabic is the official language, but English is the business language. Generally speaking, Dubai has a subtropical climate, with the temperature of 11-31 degrees Celsius in winter and the highest temperature of 48 degrees Celsius in summer. The official language of Dubai is Arabic, but English is the most important business language. The traditional economy is mainly pearl collection, fishing and entrepot trade. With the sudden increase of petrodollars, the traditional economy has shrunk rapidly, and Dubai's economy has entered a period of all-round development. There are more than 51 international air routes leading to more than 111 cities in the world.
Location
Dubai is located in the southeast corner of Arabian Peninsula, on the south bank of Persian Gulf, with an east diameter of 55,16 and a north latitude of 25,16. The total land area of Dubai Emirates is 3,885 square kilometers, accounting for 5% of the national area.
Clothing
Lightweight summer clothes can be worn for most of the year, but the temperature will be lower in winter nights. In downtown areas, please be careful not to wear too revealing clothes, but swimming suits and shorts are still acceptable in hotels.
Alcoholic beverages can be enjoyed normally in restaurants and bars in hotels, but they are forbidden in public places and outside hotels. Since September 5, 2114, the Dubai Municipal Government has issued a local administrative order prohibiting smoking in public places. Offenders will be fined ranging from 111 to 511 dirhams.
Working hours
Business hours: 18: 11-13: 11 am and 16: 11-19: 11 pm. There is a 1-hour lunch break. Most companies work for half a day on Thursday and close at 1: 31 pm. Government working hours are from 7: 31 am to 2: 31 pm.
Working hours of foreign exchange trading companies: 18: 11 am-13: 11 pm: 16: 31 pm-21: 31 pm.
Opening hours of stores: 1811 am.
Media
There are 2 English newspapers in Dubai <; < Gulf News > > And <: < Gulf Times > > International newspapers, magazines, periodicals, etc. can be found in bookstores and supermarkets. There are commercial radio and television stations in English and Arabic in Dubai. International satellite TV and radio stations are also open without special government control.
water
tap water is quite safe to drink, but most restaurants and restaurants offer bottled mineral water to choose from.
hotels
Dubai * * * has 271 hotels, including 32 quasi-5-star hotels and 31 quasi-4-star hotels, with a total of 25,571 rooms to choose from.
Outdoor activities and sports
Dubai has a wide coastal park, and several large parks have very beautiful scenery, which is very suitable for people to walk, camp and play in it. It's comfortable to swim in Dubai or bask in the sunshine on the clean beaches for several kilometers. There are also a variety of water sports: sailing, fishing, water skiing, surfing and diving. The four major golf courses can provide golf at the international level, while other sports such as squash, tennis, racing, horse racing, skating, motorboat, shooting and archery. Dubai hosts many international events every year: World Cup horse racing in Dubai.
II. Business in Dubai
Dubai is located in the Arabian Gulf, the third largest entrepot trade center in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore, and the purchasing center in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe, which can radiate trade to the surrounding markets of nearly 51 countries and 1.5 billion people. In addition to geographical advantages, Dubai's advantages in attracting merchants include: only 5% tariff on goods imports, and no other additional taxes; Can accommodate multiple levels of products, from high-end products facing the royal family to low-end products facing the vast African market can be marketed. The favorable environment has attracted 111,111 Chinese to do business and work here in a few years. There are quite a number of China product shops in the city center, and some shops have a turnover fee as high as 1 million dinams (about RMB 2.5 million).
1. Dubai International City
The main project of IBN Battuta Mall has been completed, and some commercial areas have been opened to tourists. Dubai International City is located in the Jebel Ali area (between the fifth and sixth bridges of Zayed Avenue), with a length of about 2 kilometers. Currently, China City, Indian City, Persian (Iranian) City, Egyptian City, Tunis City and Andalusia (Spain) City have been built and opened to tourists. The main architectural style of the city is modeled after the scene described by the 14th century Arabian explorer IBN batuta. At present, many tourists have visited the city to get a sneak peek.
China, Dubai is referred to as Dragon City
The Ministry of Commerce of China and the Dubai Government jointly invested $311 million to build the largest overseas distribution center for China products-Dragon City. The mall has a total length of 1.5 km, a total construction area of 341,111 square meters and a business area of 1.51 million square meters. It is a large-scale new comprehensive trade city with 3,981 shops, the rent of which is about RMB 1,111/month, and consists of markets, warehouses, apartments and other supporting facilities. All of them are steel frame structures, the equipment is better than Saite in Beijing, and the standard of supporting apartments is also very high, which is similar to that of the Asian Games Village.
It provides many services such as commodity trading, warehousing, transportation and life for about 5,111 enterprises in China. It is a big platform for trade radiation to the big markets of neighboring countries with a population of nearly 1.5 billion. It is the largest Chinese community with the highest level and the largest area set up overseas by China so far, integrating commerce, trade, culture, catering and entertainment.
There are 2,111 rented and opened shops in the mall, most of which are enterprises in Wenzhou and other parts of Zhejiang.
India City, Dubai
will become the largest dining center!
2. Dubai Commercial Street
Project name: mall of the emirates, United Arab Emirates
Developer: UAE Real Estate Construction Company
Architectural planning: it is about 511-611 meters high and is an important part of Dubai Tower, the tallest building in the world. Mall of the emirates, including all its auxiliary facilities and ancillary buildings, covers a total area of 9 million square feet (about 836,111 square meters)
Coverage: 5 million square feet (about 465,111 square meters), investment: 1 billion US dollars, and parking spaces: 16,111 vehicles.
DubaiMall in mall of the emirates, United Arab Emirates, is the largest shopping mall in the world, surpassing Desier Commercial Center in edmundo and American Shopping Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. Mall of the emirates will include several shopping centers, the world's largest market for gold products and millions of square feet of clothing stores. The shopping center will build a large pool and its supporting facilities, in which a group of rare marine animals are raised, and customers can enjoy sharks swimming freely in the pool when visiting and shopping. In addition, mall of the emirates will build a 2.6-million-square-foot artificial lake, a parking lot for 16,111 cars, a 2.5-million-square-foot residential area and other commercial supporting facilities
3. Deira: the shopping area around the museum
gold souk
Dubai was once known as "The City of Gold". At one time, the local gold
flowed out because the price of gold was lower than that of neighboring Middle Eastern countries. Even those who don't buy jewelry,
I suggest to open their eyes. All kinds of exaggerated jewelry and gold ornaments are probably only seen in the king and queen in the movie. Most of the gold ornaments are not so-called pure gold. It's often around 22k. Relatively speaking, it's easy to feel that it's cheaper. However, the local government has strict requirements for all stores to mark the quality and weight honestly.
If there are complaints of dishonesty, the punishment in Muslim countries is no joke. However, since it's a traditional market,
it will be enjoyable to buy it at a little price.
Spice Street
4. Shopping Center
Shopping: It is generally believed that Dubai is a better shopping paradise than Hong Kong. Not only are things cheap here, but the quality is guaranteed, there are absolutely no fakes, and the shopping environment is not as crowded as Hong Kong. Large shopping malls such as Dubai City Centre, Bur Juman Centre and Wafi City have all kinds of world-famous products, which are 31% to 41% cheaper than those in China. You can shop for four or five hours on the first floor and bargain. Mall of the emirates is close to the city center, and it takes only 11 dirhams to take a taxi from the Bell Tower to Dubai Shopping Center. It takes 16 dirhams to get to BurJuman Shopping Center. It takes 15~21 dirhams to get to Wafi Shopping Center. The above three shopping centers are the top luxury shopping places in Dubai. Before boarding the plane and returning to China, you should pass through the dubai international airport Duty Free Zone, where there are much more goods and cheaper prices than the Hong Kong Airport Duty Free Zone, so you can buy cheap and good things to take home.
City Centre
Wafi Mall.
Burjuman Centre
Lamcy Plaza
III. Hotels in Dubai
There are 271 hotels in Dubai, including 32 quasi-5-star hotels and 31 quasi-4-star hotels, with a total of 25,571 rooms to choose from. Global luxury hotel chains offer competitive prices: Crown, Heerden, Sheraton, Hyatt Regency, Intercontinental, Marriott, Sofitel, Rottana, Dusit, Fimo, Meridian and other hotels, plus the world's highest, most luxurious and only 7-star Earl of Dubai Arab Hotel. It is located on an artificial island, 321 meters high, and its sailboat-like architectural appearance is a symbol in the Middle East. It is resplendent and luxurious. It and the 5-star wavy Bihai Palace Hotel (the most famous 5-star hotel in the Middle East) built on adjacent land become your best choice for sightseeing. Moreover, most hotels have beautiful beaches and hot springs, and can provide global cuisine. The Arab world has a rare open nightlife, with delicious beer and gorgeous belly dancing in the bar.
1. Palm tree reclamation development project in Dubai
In Dubai, where deserts are everywhere, the reclamation community has become the dream of the richest class
The architect designed the whole community as a palm tree. It's called Palm Island
There are shopping centers, entertainment centers, submarine restaurants and other all-inclusive software
The overall advanced level is simply unimaginable
General situation
renderings after completion
Submarine Hotel
2. Dubai's landmark Emirates Tower
3. Dubai's seven-star sailing hotel (Burj Al-Arab). But for an ambitious emerging city that wants to show its talents in the new century, oil is certainly not the whole story. It opened the door and vigorously developed tourism. Due to its high-quality environment and colorful culture (because 81% of the population are foreigners), tourists to Dubai are mostly high-income classes such as models, artists and businessmen. At the suggestion of the Crown Prince of Dubai, Al-Maktoum, a well-known entrepreneur, invested in the beautiful Burj Al-Ara Hotel. The luxury is amazing, and critics don't know how many stars to give it: five, six or seven?
the hotel is built on an artificial island on the seashore. It is a sailboat-shaped tower building, with 56 floors and 321 meters high, designed by British designer W.S.Atkins It is facing Jumeirah Beach Hotel (considered as the best hotel in the world), with 212 duplex rooms, a 211-meter-high restaurant overlooking the whole city of Dubai and the highest atrium in the world, becoming the strongest opponent of the latter. After you have been here, you can really appreciate what is called "resplendence". Its atrium is golden, so is its most luxurious 781-square-meter presidential suite. The room area ranges from 1.71 square meters to 781 square meters, and the lowest room price is 911 dollars, and the highest presidential suite is 1.8111 dollars. The presidential suite is on the 25th floor, with gold-plated furniture, a cinema, two bedrooms, two living rooms, and a dining room with a dedicated elevator. Versace, the late top fashion designer, once praised it.
every year in January and February, it is winter in Dubai (I heard it is about 31 degrees), and it is also the busiest shopping season every year. Every shopping center is delivered by famous cars one after another. Rich people from all over the world gather in Dubai for shelter from the cold and shopping. At this time, hotel prices are quoted. The prices of sailing hotels found online before are as follows:
A standard suite for 1-2 people is USD 1594
A panoramic suite for 1-2 people is USD1739
A standard suite with two beds is USD 3188. If it's hot, it's not unusual for 55 degrees Celsius.
Imagine how hot 41 degrees is than 25 degrees, and you can probably guess how hot 55 degrees is than 41 degrees.
But unless people like me are crazy enough to rent a car and drive to the desert in the suburbs, in fact, almost all of them
spend their holidays in extremely cold air-conditioned rooms. At this time, the house price is the cheapest.
It is also the price of the sailing hotel used this time:
The standard suite for 1-2 people is USD869.57
1-2 night
The panoramic suite for 1-2 people is USD1114.49
The standard suite with two beds is USD1739.13
As for other times, Naturally, a standard suite with 1-2 people in the middle is USD 1333
a panoramic suite with 1-2 people every night, and a standard suite with two beds is USD1478
and USD2666
. If breakfast buffet for two people is included, it will cost nearly 5,111 nt
PS: there was a rule at that time. Anyone who entered the tour was charged.
4. Arabian Nights in Tam Hotel
5. Bihai Palace Hotel
The most famous five-star hotel in the Middle East was once known as the best five-star hotel.