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The
United Arab Emirates is a constitutional federation of seven emirates; Abu
Dhabi, Dubai,
Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. Among whom Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are now popular tourist and transit destinations with
Fujairah fast developing into one.
Al
Burj, A skyscraper build right out of the Arabian Seas
Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are oil rich emirates and have developed themselves as an
international shopping and leisure destination. Their national carriers
compliment this strategy by
provide global connectivity via Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and Sharjah which attracts tourists to stay in transit for a couple
of nights and make itineraries that include Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Even
Sharjah has Malls, boat rides and entertainment spots to hold tourist attention
Dubai
leads this race among the three being now a major local trading and tourist
attraction. Shopping malls, luxury hotels, Beach front luxury resorts, gravity
defying skyscrapers, the desert landscape and a bustling nightlife, even though
are man made wonders, have to some extend captured imagination of the
world.
One
of the Glitzy Malls of Dubai. Dubai has serveral malls all over the city that
are now tourist attractions
Events
like Dubai Shopping Festival have been a major draw and a port of call /
originating port for major cruise itineraries such as Costa
Cruises. Due to lack of direct connectivity and competitive price
structure by airlines operating out of UAE, a lot of destinations such as Seychelles
and Mauritius often get accessed via UAE
where guests opt for the additional benefit of getting to visit another
destination in transit.
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