I
was born and raised in Dubai, UAE. The total
area of UAE consists of desert, but it is resource rich land. Oil is the main
industry of the country. Over the past few decades I saw Dubai, how they
converted their economy from oil industry to tourism industry. How they
converted deserts into high rise building. Burj-Al-Khalefa is the world’s
tallest building in Dubai. The Burj-Al-Arab is considered the worlds only seven star
hotel. I have visited many times Burj-Al-Arab and no doubt it is the unique
hotel in the world.
Burj-AL-Arab
has become icon of Dubai. It rises out of its own man-made island 280 meters
from the Jumeirah coast, 15km south of the city and 25km from Dubai
International Airport. Visible from almost everywhere in the city, it is linked
to the shore by a slender, gently curving causeway.
Construction
began in 1994 and Burj Al Arab’s doors officially opened on 1st December 1999.
It involved 3,000 companies and contractors, 250 designers from the UK, USA and
Dubai with 3,500 workmen on site at any given time. It took two years to
reclaim the island in the shore waters off the coast off the Arabian Gulf and a
further three years to erect the magnificent landmark. From the very beginning
Burj-Al-Arab was planned and designed to become the icon of Dubai. The aim of
the architects and designers was to create a totally unique structure.
One
of its restaurants, called the Al-Muntaha is situated 660 feet above the
Persian Gulf and shows a splendid view of the entire Dubai. Another restaurant
within the hotel is called the Al-Mahara, which features a seawater aquarium.
This restaurant can be reached by catching a submarine and it is within the
sea, which holds 35,000 cubic feet of water. The room charges starts from
$1500 to $ 5000. This restaurant is voted one of 10 best amongst the world.
This has to be one of the most Luxurious hotels in the world, I remember seeing the inception of the hotel. This is when I was not in the world of hotels yet, but I still looked at it as a tremendous feat. I think when anyone who is in the hotel business dreams of the day they can work there or just stay there. We know that it is a five star property so that puts it in the running for hotels such as the mandarin as well as the JW Marriott, But I think it takes the cake. Even in these hard times of late it has still prospered, it is a shining example of what we want to achieve in this business. I have to even give it credit being that it is Dubai the in the U.A.E. being that tit is in the hot bed of the middle East.
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