Overwhelmed with life in the luxury city of Dubai
The golden city of Dubai attracts tourists thanks to its high-class services, many luxury goods and spectacular constructions such as 7-star hotels, the world's tallest tower, and artificial islands.
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Supercar cops: Dubai's police force is equipped with supercars that many people dream of, such as the Aston Martin One-77 (worth $1.79 million), Ferrari FF (worth $500,000) and Lamborghini Aventador (approximately $397,000). Photo: Business Insider. |
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The only 7-star hotel in the world: Burj Al Arab is known as the most luxurious hotel in the world, with 202 magnificent suites, amenities for customers such as gold-plated iPads, private service staff, helipad, Rolls Royce shuttle... Photo: Business Insider. |
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Worthy of Dubai's name "City of Gold", Burj Al Arab is decorated with nearly 1,800 square meters of 24k gold leaf. Photo: Indiaonline. |
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The hotel also offers 24k gold-plated iPads, iPhones and BlackBerrys for guests to use free of charge during their stay. You can buy them for around $10,000. Photo: Eshowbizbuzz. |
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The cost of a night in a luxury hotel suite in Dubai is more than most of us earn in a year. Suites like the Royal at the Burj Al Arab or the Royal Bridge at Atlantis the Palm cost between $23,000 and $35,000 a night. Photo: Jumeirah. |
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The Burj Al Arab’s “cheapest” one-bedroom suite costs around $1,360 in low season, and more than $2,000 in high season. Photo: Jumeirah. |
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Champagne brunch with personal butler: Brunch at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray costs $680 per person. You get a bottle of wine worth around $200 and a personal butler. Photo: Arabianbusiness. |
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At Madinat Jumeirah, visitors must use a map for Friday brunch. Food is spread across three restaurants, with 37 counters, taking up the entire first floor of the hotel. The price here is quite reasonable for the quality, around $200 per person. Photo: Jumeirah. |
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World's tallest building: Burj Khalifa (828 m) is the world's tallest man-made structure, with 160 floors. The tower holds four Guinness World Records: tallest observation deck, tallest building, tallest man-made structure, and tallest restaurant. Photo: Business Insider. |
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Dubai is building the world's largest airport: Al Maktoum International Airport is undergoing a $32 billion expansion that will make it the world's largest airport (covering about 140 square kilometers). The city-like airport will be able to handle more than 120 million passengers a year when completed in 6-8 years. Photo: Daep. |
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Artificial Islands: Dubai imported enough sand to fill the Empire State Building 2.5 times to build the Palm Islands. Considered the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” this is the world’s largest artificial archipelago, costing $12.3 billion to complete. The World Islands, which resemble a map of the world, are still under construction. Photo: Business Insider. |
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World's largest shopping mall: With an area of over 548,000 square meters, Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall. Dubai Mall has more than 1,200 stores, 22 cinemas, a replica of London's famous Regent Street (UK), a giant aquarium and an Olympic-sized ice rink. It is also one of the most visited shopping destinations in the world, attracting a record 80 million visitors in 2014. Photo: Business Insider. |
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Ski resort in the desert: Dubai has done something that seems impossible - built a ski resort in the desert. Ski Dubai located in the Mall of the Emirates has 5 ski runs, cable cars, jumps... just like a real resort. The management has also created a magical winter world, with penguins and ice sculptures. Photo: Business Insider. |
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Underwater projects: Dubai has plans to build the Water Discus - an underwater hotel - with 21 rooms, a diving center and a unique bar. In addition, the city plans to build an underwater tennis court. Photo: NY Daily News. |
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Million Dollar Horse Race: Dubai World Cup, the horse race with the biggest prize on the planet - 10 million USD, attracts racers from all over the world. The total prize money of the race is up to 30 million USD. Photo: Scmp. |
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$817 ice cream scoop: Scoopi Café in Dubai has created a super expensive ice cream made from Italian truffles, Iranian saffron (one of the most expensive ingredients in the world) and edible gold. This ice cream costs $817 a scoop. Photo: Iboz. |
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$1,000 Cupcake: Bloomsbury's Golden Phoenix is one of the most expensive cupcakes in the world, costing a whopping $1,000. The cake is made with Italian chocolate, Ugandan vanilla beans, and strawberries dipped in edible gold. Photo: Foodworldnews. |
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$1,347 cocktail: The Skyview Bar at the Burj Al Arab hotel serves a $1,347 cocktail made with premium champagne served in a Swarovski crystal glass studded with diamonds (the drinker gets to keep the glass). However, the most expensive drink here is The Birth of an Icon, priced at $4,083, made with expensive rum and sprinkled with gold dust. Photo: Hungryforever. |
According to Zing.vn