Dubai related information
1. City Overview
Dubai is the second largest emirate among the seven United Arab Emirates and is the economic center of the United Arab Emirates. The seat of Dubai's government is the City of Dubai. It covers an area of ??3980 square kilometers, accounting for about 5% of the country's total area. The population is 670,000, accounting for 29.5% of the national population. Only about a quarter of Dubai's population is an emir, and the majority of the emirs are Suni Muslims. Arabic is the official language, but English is the language of business. Dubai generally has a subtropical climate, with temperatures ranging from 10 to 30 degrees Celsius in winter and up to 48 degrees Celsius in summer. The official language of Dubai is Arabic, but English is the main business language. The traditional economy is mainly pearl collecting, fishing and re-export trade. With the sudden increase in petrodollars, the traditional economy has shrunk rapidly, and Dubai's economy has entered a period of comprehensive development. There are currently more than 50 international routes, leading to more than 100 cities around the world.
Geographical location
Dubai is located in the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula, on the south coast of the Persian Gulf. Its east diameter is 55,16, and its north latitude is 25,16. The total area of ??the Emirate of Dubai is 3,885 square kilometers. 5% of the country's area.
Clothing
Lightweight summer clothes can be worn most of the year, but the temperature will be lower at night in winter. In downtown areas, please be careful not to wear clothes that are too revealing, but At hotel pools and beaches, swimsuits and shorts are acceptable.
Alcoholic beverages can be enjoyed normally in hotel restaurants and bars, but drinking in public places and outside hotels is prohibited. Since September 15, 2004, the Dubai Municipality has issued a local administrative order prohibiting smoking in public places. Violators will be fined ranging from 100-500 dirhams.
Work Time
Business hours: AM: 08:00--13:00, PM: 16:00--19:00 (Saturday-Wednesday),
Some companies work The hours are from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, with a 1-hour lunch break in between. Most companies work for a half day on Thursdays and close at 1:30 pm. Government working hours are from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Foreign exchange trading company working hours: AM: 08:00--13:00 PM: 16:30--20:30.
Store opening hours: AM: 0800-- 13:00pm: 16:00--20:30. Thursday afternoon and Friday are public holidays in Islamic countries.
Media
Dubai has two English newspapers <
Water
Tap water is quite safe to drink, but most restaurants and hotels provide bottled mineral water as an option.
Hotels
There are 271 hotels in Dubai***, including 32 quasi-5-star hotels and 30 quasi-4-star hotels, providing a total of 25,571 rooms. to choose from.
Outdoor activities and sports
Dubai has wide coastal parks. Several large parks have very beautiful scenery and are very suitable for people to walk, camp and play in them. It is comfortable to swim or bask in the sun on the kilometers of clean beaches in Dubai. It also has a variety of water sports: sailing, fishing, water skiing, surfing, and diving. The four major golf courses can provide golf at the international competition level. Sports, other sports such as: squash, tennis, racing, horse racing, skating, motorboating, shooting, archery and other sports. Dubai hosts many international events every year: Dubai World Cup Horse Racing, Dubai Tennis Open, Dubai Golf Invitational, Dubai Formula One Motorboat racing, the Dubai World Cricket Invitational Tournament, etc. have earned Dubai the reputation of the "Sports Capital of the Middle East".
2. Business in Dubai
Dubai is located in the Arabian Gulf. It is the third largest re-export trade center in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore. It is a purchasing center in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and other regions. It can sell to nearly 50 surrounding countries. The country has a market of 1.5 billion people for trade radiation.
In addition to its geographical location, Dubai’s advantages in attracting businesses include: it only imposes a 5% tariff on imported goods and no other additional taxes; it can accommodate multiple levels of products, from high-end products for the royal family to products for the vast African market. Even low-end products can be marketed. The good environment has attracted 100,000 Chinese people to come here to do business and work in a few years. There are quite a few Chinese product stores in the city center, and the turnover fee of some shops is as high as 1 million dinams (approximately RMB 2.5 million).
1. Dubai International City
The main project of Dubai International City (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. It has already built China City, India City, Persia (Iran) City, Egypt City, and Tunisia City and is open to tourists. city ??and the city of Andanucia (Spain). The main architectural style of the city is built to imitate the scene described by the 14th-century Arab explorer IBN Batu Tower. Currently, many tourists have gone to the city to have a sneak peek.
Dubai Chinatown is referred to as Dragon City AGONMART
The Ministry of Commerce of China and the Dubai Government jointly invested US$300 million to build Dragon City, the largest distribution center for Chinese products overseas. The mall has a total length of 1.5 kilometers, a total construction area of ??340,000 square meters, and a business area of ??150,000 square meters. It is a large-scale new comprehensive commercial city with 3,980 shops. The shop rent is approximately RMB 10,000/ It consists of markets, warehouses, apartments and other supporting facilities. It is all a steel frame structure, the equipment is better than that of Scitech in Beijing, and the standard of supporting apartments is also very high, similar to that of the Asian Games Village.
It provides about 5,000 Chinese companies with various services such as commodity trading, warehousing, transportation, and daily life. It is a large platform for trade radiation to the large market of nearly 1.5 billion people in neighboring countries. It is China’s largest overseas platform so far. It is the largest Chinese community with the highest grade and largest area integrating business, culture, catering, entertainment, etc.
The mall now has 2,000 shops rented and opened, most of which are companies from Wenzhou and other areas of Zhejiang.
Dubai India City
will become the largest dining center!
2. Dubai Commercial Street
Project name: Emirates Dubai Mall
Developer: Emirates Real Estate Construction Company
Architectural planning: It is about 500-600 meters high and is an important part of the Dubai Tower, the tallest building in the world. The Dubai Mall, including all its auxiliary facilities and ancillary buildings, covers a total area of ??9 million square feet (approximately 836,000 square meters)
Occupy area: 5 million square feet (approximately 46 5,000 square meters), investment amount: US$1 billion, parking spaces: 16,000 vehicles.
DubaiMall, the world's largest shopping mall, surpasses the Desire Commercial Center in Edmond, Canada and the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, the United States. The Dubai Mall will include several shopping malls, the world's largest gold market and millions of square feet of clothing stores. The shopping center will build a large pool and its supporting facilities, which will house a number of rare marine animals. Customers can enjoy the sharks swimming freely in the pool while shopping.
In addition, the Dubai Mall will build a 2.6 million square foot large artificial lake, a parking lot that can accommodate 16,000 cars, 2.5 million square feet of residential area and other commercial supporting facilities
3. Deira: The shopping area around the museum
Gold souk in Dubai
Dubai was once known as "The City of Gold", and so was the local gold
Because the price of gold is lower than that of neighboring Middle Eastern countries, it has caused a massive outflow. Even for people who don’t buy jewelry,
it is recommended to open your eyes. All kinds of exaggerated jewelry and gold ornaments are probably in movies. You can only see it on kings and queens. Most gold jewelry is not the so-called pure gold, and is usually around 22k. It is relatively easy to feel that it is cheaper. However, the local government has strict requirements for each store to honestly indicate the quality. Weight.
If someone is accused of dishonesty, the punishment in Islamic countries is not a joke. But since it is a traditional market,
you still have to pay a higher price to buy it. It will be enjoyable.
Spice Street
4. Shopping mall
Shopping: It is generally believed that Dubai is a better shopping paradise than Hong Kong. Not only are things cheap here, the quality is guaranteed, there are absolutely no fakes, and the shopping environment is not as crowded as in Hong Kong. Large shopping malls such as Dubai City Centre, Bur Juman Center and Wafi City have all the world's famous brands, which are 30 to 40% cheaper than in China. You can shop for four to five hours on the first floor, and you can also bargain. The Dubai Mall is close to the city center. The taxi fare from the Clock Tower to the Dubai Mall is only 10 dirhams; to BurJuman Shopping Center it is 16 dirhams; to Wafi Shopping Center it is 15 dirhams. ~20 AED. The above three shopping malls are the top luxury shopping places in Dubai. Before boarding the plane to return home, you have to pass through the Dubai Airport Duty Free Zone. There are much more products there than the Hong Kong Airport Duty Free Zone, and the prices are also cheaper. You can buy cheap and high-quality things to take home.
CITY CENTRE
WAFI MALL.
BURJUMAN CENTRE
LAMCY PLAZA
3. Hotels in Dubai
There are 271 hotels in Dubai***, including 32 quasi-5-star hotels and 30 quasi-4-star hotels, with a total of 25,571 rooms to choose from. Global luxury hotel chains offer competitive prices: Crown, Hilton, Sheraton, Hyatt, Regent, InterContinental, Marriott, Sofitel, Rotana, Duce, Philip Morris, Meridian and other major hotels, Coupled with the world's tallest, most luxurious and only 7-star Earl Arabia Hotel in Dubai. It is located on an artificial island, 321 meters high, and has a sail-like architectural shape. It is a landmark building in the Middle East. It's splendid and luxurious inside. It and the 5-star wave-shaped Blue Sea Palace Hotel (the most famous 5-star hotel in the Middle East) built on the adjacent land become your best choice for sightseeing. Moreover, most hotels have beautiful beaches and hot springs, and can provide global cuisine. It has a rare open nightlife in the Arab world, with delicious beer and gorgeous Arab belly dances in the bars.
1. Palm tree-shaped reclamation development project in Dubai
In Dubai, where desert is everywhere, reclamation communities have become the realization of the dream of the richest class
The architect designed the entire community into a palm tree shape, called Palm Island
There are shopping malls, entertainment centers, underwater restaurants and other all-purpose software
Overall It’s so high-end that it’s unimaginable
Overview
Renderings after completion
Underwater Hotel
2. Emirates Tower, a landmark in downtown Dubai< /p>
3. Dubai’s seven-star Burj Al-Arab (Burj Al-Arab, also known as the Burj Al Arab)
Dubai is rich because of oil. But for a new city with ambitions to show off its capabilities in the new century, oil is certainly not everything. It opened the door to vigorously develop tourism.
Due to its high-quality environment and rich and colorful culture (because 80% of the population are foreigners), most tourists to Dubai are high-income groups such as models, artists, and businessmen. At the suggestion of the Crown Prince of Dubai, the well-known entrepreneur Al-Maktoum invested in the construction of the beautiful Burj Al-Ara Hotel. The level of luxury is so breathtaking that critics don't know how many stars to give it: it is five stars. , six stars, or seven stars?
The hotel is built on an artificial island on the seaside. It is a sail-shaped tower building with 56 floors per square foot and 321 meters high. It was designed by British designer W.S. Atkins. It is opposite the Jumeirah Beach Hotel (considered the best hotel in the world). With 202 duplex rooms, a 200-meter-high restaurant overlooking the entire city of Dubai, and the world's highest atrium, it has become the latter's strongest opponent. . Only after you have been here can you truly understand what "glorious" means. Its atrium is golden, and its most luxurious 780-square-meter presidential suite is also golden. Room sizes range from 170 square meters to 780 square meters, with the lowest room price at US$900 and the highest presidential suite at US$18,000. The presidential suite is on the 25th floor. The furniture is gold-plated. It has a cinema, two bedrooms, two living rooms, a restaurant and a dedicated elevator. The late top fashion designer Versace once praised it.
Every year around January and February, it’s winter in Dubai (I heard it’s around 30 degrees Celsius), and it’s also the busiest shopping season every year. Every shopping mall sells luxury cars one after another. .Rich people from all over the world gather in Dubai to escape the cold and go shopping. At this time, hotel room prices are based on posted prices. The room rates of the Burj Al Arab Hotel that I found online are as follows:
A standard suite for 1-2 people per night is USD1594
The panoramic suite for 1-2 people is USD1739 per night
The standard suite with two double beds is USD3188 per night
As for mid-June to September It's summer in Dubai. If it gets hot, 55 degrees Celsius is not unusual.
Imagine how much hotter 40 degrees is than 25 degrees, and you can probably guess how much hotter 55 degrees is than 40 degrees.
But unless you are a crazy person like me who rents a car and drives to the desert in the suburbs, in fact it is almost entirely the case
Just stay in a crazy cold air-conditioned room for vacation. At this time, the house price is the cheapest ,
This is also the price of the Burj Al Arab Hotel used this time:
The standard suite for 1-2 people is USD869.57 per night
1-2 The price of a panoramic suite for a person is USD1014.49 per night
The standard suite with two double beds is USD1739.13 per night
As for the room price at other times, it is naturally in the middle
The standard suite for 1-2 people is USD1333 per night
The panoramic suite for 1-2 people is USD1478 per night
The standard suite with two double beds is USD2666 per night
If you want to include buffet breakfast for two guests, you will need to add nearly 5000NT.
ps: There was also a rule at that time. There was a fee for entering and visiting, and you had to wear a suit.... .Except for guests of course.
4. Arabian Nights Hotel
5. Blue Sea Palace Hotel
The most famous 5-star hotel in the Middle East, once known as the best five-star hotel Class hotel