Dubai is the perfect place where the eastern ecstasy of the east meets the industrial giants of the west. Dubai along with six other emirates make up the United Arab Emirates. Along with oil industry, production and trade, tourism adds substantial income to the emirates economy. It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange. According to a survey conducted in 2007, Dubai was the eighth most visited city in the world. Dubai is also known as the “commercial capital of the Middle East” and the city is home to more than 70 shopping malls and several other supermarkets. But the most important thing is that for a city to prosper in commerce and tourism it is very important to have hotels for all sectors of society.
Dubai hotels range from luxurious Persian Gulf-view resorts for celebrities, business tycoons and savers millionaires to cheap and affordable hotels and inns for the average tourist and repeat visitor. In 2007, according to the national survey, there were around 325 hotels in operation in Dubai, compared to 303 hotels in 2006. And every year the count increases. The range is wide, stretching from the Dubai Youth Hostel to the 7-star Burj Al Arab.
The emirate of Dubai is also a center for small businesses and commerce, and merchants with a less extravagant lifestyle find no problem staying in Dubai even for an extended period. There are several budget hotels in Dubai, which are quite affordable for normal tourists. 3-star hotels like Al Batra Hotel, Mayfair Hotel Dubai and Broadway Hotel etc. along with Dubai Concorde Hotel & Residence, Traders Hotel Dubai and Coral Oriental Hotel with 4-star accommodation provide tourists and visitors to this Arab city a pleasant and affordable stay. .
However, the luxury hotels of Dubai are the main attraction point of the city of Dubai. With their prolific and sometimes post-modern architecture, they are also part of the city’s tourist attraction. The Burj Al Arab, a 321 m high hotel in Dubai, is the fourth largest hotel in the world. It is built on an artificial island off Jumeirah Beach. It attracts many tourists due to its shape which is built like a ship’s sail. The Jumeirah Beach Hotel is built in the shape of a wave and harmonizes well with the Burj Al Arab in the shape of a sail. Atlantis, The Palm is a 7-star resort on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and includes an Aquaventure theme park along with 1539 rooms. However, the largest of all is the Madinat Jumeirah, which is spread over an area of more than 40 hectares of landscapes and gardens. This complex was designed to resemble an archaic Arab city. It has two boutique hotels, the Al Qasr and the Mina A’Salam, and a summer residence courtyard called Dar Al Masyaf. All of these, along with other seven star luxury hotels in Dubai, are built and designed primarily for the wealthiest section of society to provide them with a luxurious and extravagant stay in Dubai.
Dubai hotels range from cheap Dubai hotels to luxury hotels in Dubai and are intended for all sectors of society. They ensure that tourists’ who visit the city enjoy their stay in ‘the city of gold’, Dubai.