{"id":58,"date":"2009-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/?p=58"},"modified":"2012-04-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T00:00:00","slug":"dubai-%e2%80%93-more-than-just-another-international-tourist-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/dubai-%e2%80%93-more-than-just-another-international-tourist-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai \u2013 More than just another International Tourist Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"post-body-6078023286663439489\" class=\"post-body entry-content\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">One of the star attractions of Dubai according to me has always been its avid regard for change and progress. Even though the emirate is widely regarded all over the world as one of the most progressive Islamic states, reading all the bad press about Dubai for the past few months is enough to leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Especially for tourists coming for\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/index.htm\">sightseeing in Dubai<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">The ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid did a wonderful job of<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_154\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Dubai-\u2013-More-than-just-another-International-Tourist-Spot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154\" title=\"Dubai \u2013 More than just another International Tourist Spot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Dubai-\u2013-More-than-just-another-International-Tourist-Spot-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"International Tourist Spot\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Dubai-\u2013-More-than-just-another-International-Tourist-Spot-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Dubai-\u2013-More-than-just-another-International-Tourist-Spot.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Tourist Spot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>clamping down on the vitriol in a recent online one-on-one with journalists. His words give tourists coming in search of an\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/Within-UAE-activities.htm\">Arabian adventure<\/a>\u00a0to the emirate a very powerful reason to visit Dubai or even make a home in the city-state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid reasons in his interview, \u201cWe are not growing in order to be a model for its highest building in the world, best airport, and most luxurious hotel, and the largest seaport and man-made islands. These landmarks and features are unique and famous all over the world. But the Dubai model is beyond that. Dubai is an Arab city with scarce natural resources but with a clear vision of comprehensive development and social needs.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">The many sights and sounds of Dubai are beautiful no doubt, but the ruler\u2019s words are a fantastic reminder of the reason why Dubai is actually famous internationally.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">For\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/Within-UAE-activities.htm\">Dubai City tours<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/Within-UAE-hotels.htm\">hotel booking in UAE<\/a>\u00a0at the accommodation of your choice, visit us at our\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/index.htm\">Dubai travel company<\/a>. We shall show you the real Dubai and help you appreciate it better.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\">Image Credit:\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Link to utpal.'s photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/utpalnath\/\">utpal.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-footer\" style=\"color: #4c4100; font: normal normal normal 78%\/normal Times, serif; letter-spacing: 0.1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.75em; text-transform: uppercase;\">\n<div class=\"post-footer-line post-footer-line-1\"><span class=\"post-author vcard\">POSTED BY\u00a0<span class=\"fn\">CASEY ANDREWS<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/dubai-%e2%80%93-more-than-just-another-international-tourist-spot\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the star attractions of Dubai according to me has always been its avid regard for change and progress. 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