07-24-2013, 12:35 PM
I'm pretty ignorant about tourism in the UAE, specifically Dubai. Just did a little reading. Had no idea that it was the 7th most visitied city in the world.
While shopping isn't my bag, local art exhibits and traditional folk music make we wanna visit different major cities across the globe. Dubai apparently has a healthy dose of both.
Definitely a pretty city with a great skyline.
![[Image: dubai11.jpg]](http://www.ratestogo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dubai11.jpg)
Seems the leaders, developers and economists know what they're doing and how to attract global tourists and MONEY. Dubai was considered a potential contender to host the 2020 Olympics, but recently announced it would instead make a bid for the 2024 Olympics (in order to have a more proper structure in place to win the bid), though they're still vying for the EXPO 2020.
IDK, since Dubai appears to wanna continue towards being a major attraction for visitors worldwide, it's possible they'll reconsider some of the laws making negative news. Don't see it happening in the UAE as a whole, but maybe Dubai?
I can see my friend aussie's point upthread. Dubai seems a very modern and cosmopolitan place to visit. I agree that foreigners, especially women, should educate themselves before traveling or relocating there, especially in regards to the conflict between the contemporary look and feel of the city versus the very rigid Islamic laws in relation to rape. One could easily wrongly assume by its exterior that the laws in Dubai are more in line with other modern cities.
Actually, people should take the time to understand the history and the laws wherever they travel for the first time, but it's amazing how many don't (from my experience).
While shopping isn't my bag, local art exhibits and traditional folk music make we wanna visit different major cities across the globe. Dubai apparently has a healthy dose of both.
Definitely a pretty city with a great skyline.
Seems the leaders, developers and economists know what they're doing and how to attract global tourists and MONEY. Dubai was considered a potential contender to host the 2020 Olympics, but recently announced it would instead make a bid for the 2024 Olympics (in order to have a more proper structure in place to win the bid), though they're still vying for the EXPO 2020.
IDK, since Dubai appears to wanna continue towards being a major attraction for visitors worldwide, it's possible they'll reconsider some of the laws making negative news. Don't see it happening in the UAE as a whole, but maybe Dubai?
I can see my friend aussie's point upthread. Dubai seems a very modern and cosmopolitan place to visit. I agree that foreigners, especially women, should educate themselves before traveling or relocating there, especially in regards to the conflict between the contemporary look and feel of the city versus the very rigid Islamic laws in relation to rape. One could easily wrongly assume by its exterior that the laws in Dubai are more in line with other modern cities.
Actually, people should take the time to understand the history and the laws wherever they travel for the first time, but it's amazing how many don't (from my experience).