Dubai News

Dubai’s nightlife can be considered to be the best and invigorating experience. It offers the best fun and thrill one can expect from any region of globe. The residents and the visitors are provided with the chance to experience the various clubs, restaurants and bars to dance, eat, drink and listen to music. The nightlife at Dubai is more colorful with party everyday. Though there are certain days where the party time can be dull, most of the time, partying is alive.

Dubai is a cosmopolitan city and is still a part of U.A.E. However, there are few restrictions that are followed. Alcohols are served only at hotels that have bars. One must be atleast 25 years of age to enter the nightclubs and must be the age of 21 to consume alcohol. However it can be considered illegal to restrict entries to anybody. Some of the famous places to visit are

• Barasti bar
• Boudoir bar and
• Carter’s bar

Barasti bar is a place to have fun and thrill to sit back and enjoy. This bar located on the seaside provides a comfy feel. You may feel the warmth of air by chilling out at the beach side or have fun listening music on the beach end.

Boudoir is a cocktail bar or restaurant that was inspired during the French period and it is simple enough to start off with a conversation and get laid at the ecstasy. This is yet another motif inspired by Moulin rouge where foreign visitors and locals can have fun.

Carter’s have the long array of goods used for shopping and shopping clothes are not the only choice for the visitors. By paying for the order, digitally arranged show can be viewed by the visitors.

In case your stay at Dubai is going to be single then there are many female models who can accompany you for your stay.

Dubai is the shopping center of Middle East. Travelers and visitors to Dubai must enjoy shopping at various malls and shopping centers that are completely filled with products like gold, handicrafts, vehicles, furniture, sporting, fashion and electronic items.  In deed Dubai is well known for its lavish buildings and shopping malls. Dubai has all the required items in the market and supports low cost for branded items because it features very less import duties. In case you are looking out for best products at cheaper rates then you must visit Dubai during the Dubai Shopping Festival.

You must also plan a definite stay at Burj Arab Hotel to make your shopping experience more memorable.

Souks and Shopping Malls

There are numerous malls in Dubai that cater to the needs of the customers with their duty free services and products. You may get the products and items of your choice at an unbeatable price. Along with bargains comes striking gifts during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Buying personalized and corporate gifts for your loved ones can make shopping at Dubai more profitable.

Duty free shops

The Department of Civil Aviation was started in the year 1983 and has won many awards and laurels. It has become easier for visitors to buy items and products at duty free shops than any other malls.

The Dubai shopping malls operate from morning 9 o clock till afternoon 1 and then resume from evening 4 o clock till late night 9. However at Friday all the shops will be closed for prayers from 11:30 till afternoon 1:30. However the malls remain open from Friday evening till late nights.

United Arab Emirates is famous for the concept of multiculturalism and films have become a part of the society, which reflects the socio economic status of the country. The Dubai International film festival characterizes these features by screen playing feature films, accrediting short films and documentaries.

In the year 2004, the Dubai Film Festival was started by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum with the aim and objective of focusing on multi lingual society. The slogan for the festival had made it clear that the film festival focus on the needs of the films and acts as a non-profit organization.

In short the Dubai Film Festival is a platform for African, Arabian and Asian films that in turn may help the local artistic talents and help in the growth of local filmmakers and regional cinema. Awards presented on these events are categorized based upon the region from which the artists come. They are named as Muhr Asia Africa and Muhr Emirati. In this festival the artists are honored along with the cinematographers, composers, editors, directors and actors.

The whole award function is categorized into short films, feature films and documentaries. It is often said that Dubai Film Festival is a meeting point for the African, Arabian and Asian cultures in which the filmmakers meet to exchange their common ideas and share their love for filmmaking. In this year the eighth year of Dubai Film Festival is going to be celebrated and the visitors can plan their stay at hotels and book for cheap air tickets well in advance.

Dubai’s shopping festival is back this year to gain popularity as the leading attraction for the tourists. With it’s establishment in 1996, the Dubai Shopping Festival attracted around 1.6 million visitors around the globe for this shopping zone that was entirely tax free. It became popular over the past few years and the number of visitors doubled and tripled every year because of the availability of wide range of products, promotions, sales and discounts every year. The organizers(DEPE) of this great event expect a large number of visitors this year-all coming under one roof.

The mega event is planned to begin on January 20th, 2011 and will close by February 20th, 2011. Featuring more than 6000 retail shops that provide discounts and having nearly 50 malls will ensure 75% of sales. This in turn would definitely attract shopping lovers who will try their hands for random picks on the tax free products. The list of products that will be on the show range from jewelry, textiles, perfumes, handicrafts, cars and many more. Apart from having regular products for sale, the show will feature events for family and kids entertainment.

Dubai Shopping Festival this year will feature International Concerts, Carnivals, Mega Raffle of Lexus, Grand Raffle, fire works, fashion show, desert camp, heritage and park events, carpet oasis, Night Souq. All these would be accompanied by musicians and artists from across the globe and will have many local artists too. And even the global village can be visited where the cultural events and shows would be held to attract people.

There are more than 300 hotels in Dubai built in different areas. Guests can book these hotels according to their like, budget, status and the area in which the hotel is located in.

Guests can plan their tour in Jumeirah or Al Barsha area. Jumeirah is the favorite vacation site for the visitors. This vacation site is on the Arabian Gulf. This area has pristine beaches and so the visitors visiting this area will view the white sandy beaches with the gulf breezes and plenty of sunshine. A hotel built in this area of Dubai may luxurious spas and private beaches.

The Al Barsha is another good location for the hotels. The advantage for the hotels located in this area is that the hotels will be closer to the great shopping destinations such as Mall of the Emirates. These great shopping destinations are meant to satisfy and fulfill the requirements of everyone. The hotels built in the Al Barsha area are also near the airport so it is now easier for the visitors to catch their flight in time.

The other good hotel area locations are Deira and Bur Dubai. Bur Dubai is close to the World Trade Centre of Dubai. There are numerous hotels in Dubai located on the Sheikh Zayed Road.

With the world class facilities and amazing range of beauty and health treatments, Dubai is known in the world for its resorts and hotels. After the oil resource, resorts and hotels are the second important reason for which Dubai has earned fame and name in the world. There are many hotels in Dubai and their total is increasing every year. If we talk about the luxurious hotels then there are few luxurious hotels in Dubai that have no match in the world, for example, Burj Al Arab is the only 7 star hotel of the world that has all those facilities that an average visitor may not have heard of. It is the most luxurious hotel of Dubai. There are also other world class hotels where rich personalities can enjoy their stay.

Royal Mirage is located close to the popular Pam Island. Royal Mirage is spread in the 60 acres of land with its own private beach. Some other features of the Royal Mirage are temperature regulated swimming pools, hair salon, private treatment rooms, massage centre and a hammam.

Habtoor Grand Resort is another best resort that attracts most of the visitors. This resort is in the prime location on the Jumeirah beach. Aromatherapy, herbal tea and music are some of the other best services offered in this resort.

Grand Hyatt Dubai is the next best option for the travelers. This resort ranks among the best resorts in the country. The indoor swimming pool, relaxation rooms, sauna, massage rooms and the spa bar are the best features of this resort.
So with so many world class resort and hotels in Dubai one can be confused to select the best as most of the resorts and hotels are highly competitive in offering services and facilities.