About Dubai

Dubai has undergone a massive transformation in the past decade – it has emerged as a world-class travel destination, thanks to its superb infrastructure, amongst other things. The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) has played a major role in promoting this small but vibrant city; the DSF has elevated Dubai above the other international travel destinations.


The promotion has led to impressive growth in Dubai’s retail, hospitality, travel and tourism sectors. At the inaugural edition of DSF in 1996, 1.6 million visitors spent about AED 2.15 billion in 43 days. By 2008, when the 13th edition of DSF was held, the visitor numbers had touched 3.2 million and the spend had crossed a whopping AED 10 billion!Today, DSF is a leading global event that leverages innovation to offer the finest in shopping, winning and family entertainment. Every year, it attracts world renowned entertainment events, many of which make their Middle East debut during DSF.


DSF also showcases Dubai’s latest destinations and attractions which symbolise the emirates’ growing popularity, prosperity and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Since its inception in 1996, DSF has endeavoured to provide visitors from around the world with an unparalleled experience and unforgettable holidays in Dubai. It is not unusual for visitors to come back the following year to participate in another edition of DSF. After all, DSF has earned a reputation for setting the highest standards and innovating new offers.

Dubai offers great recreation facilities in terms of beaches, hotels and malls; it also offers great property, income and a VAT- free environment. Well Diversified economy

1. Dubai’s contribution to the UAE economy has been steadily increasing to reach 24.8% of total economy in uae in 2000
2. Dubai’s economy stands at USD 16.4 billion has been growing at a compound annual rate of 8% over the last 10 years
3. Real estate construction account for 19.4% of total economy growth.
4. More than 200 world class information technology, e-commerce and media companies and hundreds of businessmen have chosen Dubai as their platform for operations and as a regional base.
5. Economic growth during the past five years was 7.6% per annum for Dubai, exceeding that of most other GCC countries.
6. UAE ranks 14th in the 2001 World Index of economic freedom.
7. Dubai has one of the lowest costs of commercial rent in comparison to the other major global locations.
8. Dubai offers the perfect environment and excels in the following key factors:
9. Strategic location in a large market
10. Stability and government support
11. Distinctive soft infrastructure
12. World class hard infrastructure Lifestyle
13. Dubai’s lifestyle is a diverse cosmopolitan of cultures, catering to its citizens and its visitors
14. With top of the class international hotels
15. Leisure beaches
16. Shopping malls offering world class brands, with frequent shopping festivals increasing trips to Dubai
17. A big variety of cuisines from all over the world
18. International exhibitions and sport tournament hosted regularly in Dubai
19. Night and day entertainment suiting all different interests, putting Dubai on a prime place of the world map of travel
20. Reliance on oil sector contribution to Dubai GDP has decreased significantly to 10% of total GDP in 2000, down from 35% in 1990.
21. The strength of the UAE’s foreign reserves and international investments serves as a guarantee of the stability of the Dirham, and disposition will be upheld the the relative strength of oil prices.
22. Inflation in the UAE has been stable varying between 3.2% and 4.2%, which is less volatility than Kuwait and KSA.
23. There are no restrictions on the foreign exchange in Dubai. City Of City Of Modernism City Of Modernism, Traditions and Leisure
24. The quality of life in the UAE is ranked fourth in the regional ranking and ranked 43 in the world ranking.
25. AE cost of living is lower than most comparable countries like Singapore, Egypt, England and Japan.
26. From nine airlines serving 20 destinations in 1969, Dubai International Airport has grown to accommodate over 90 airlines connecting over 140 destinations.
27. A total of 13.5 million passengers pass through the airport in 2001, an increase of 10% over 2000.
28. An expansion to Dubai Airport has commenced to handle 45 million passengers by 2018. WHY DO BUSINESS IN DUBAI?
29. No red tape or bureaucracy
30. Full freedom to move capital
31. Tax exemptions
32. A thriving economy DUBAI WILL REMAIN THE FRONT OF ANY NEW INITIATIVES