Dubai Holidays

Dubai is the one of the world’s hottest holiday destinations – and it’s not because of the weather. One of the biggest and most imaginative investment programmes of modern times has produced a city that really is like nowhere else on earth. Indoor ski mountains. Extraordinary luxury. Endless shopping. Total relaxation. Amazing waterparks. The list could go on and on – and because Dubai keeps on changing regular visitors say there is always something new to see and do.



We’ve toured around it, spoken to recent holidaymakers and examined all the key attractions to produce this independent guide to Dubai holidays. Read on so you can take advantage of everything it has to offer.

Dubai to become Universal visitor attraction

Dubai is to be the site of a new 6.5 million square feet theme park - Universal Studios Dubailand - which it hopes will draw more visitors to the Middle East.

To be developed in partnership with Tatweer, the park is set to be one of the biggest in the world and will cost more than AED 8 billion (£1.1 billion) to construct.

Building on the success of Universal theme parks in Los Angeles, Florida and Japan, the park promises to "blur the line between fact and fiction" and allow those on Dubai holidays to relive stories of the silver screen.

Attractions will include Jurassic Park and King Kong adventures as well as 100 restaurants and more than 4,000 hotel rooms. The park will be split into four different zones, including Hollywood Zone, Metropolis Zone and Adventure Zone.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, executive chairman of Tatweer, commented: "There is no doubt that the new project will contribute to highlighting Dubai as a global tourist destination, providing the tourism sector - one of Dubai's most active sectors - with a strong drive to further diversify the economy."

Dubai previously announced the park as part of a project to transform the country into an international tourist destination which is visited by 15 million visitors a year by 2010, Bloomberg.com reports.

Neil Simpson is an award-winning journalist and author and has written travel articles for the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday.

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