INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH Int. J. Tourism Res. 8‚ 87–99 (2006) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/jtr.557 Tourism in Dubai: Overcoming Barriers to Destination Development Joan C. Henderson* Nanyang Business School‚ Nanyang Technological University‚ Nanyang Avenue‚ Singapore 639798 ABSTRACT The Middle East as a whole attracts comparatively few visitors‚ and political events in the current century have generated new uncertainties and
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Geert Hofstede’s value dimensions of United States which are acquire from the article‚ namely individualism‚ low power distance‚ masculinity and low uncertainty avoidance. Secondly‚ this essay will also evaluate the cultural characteristics of United Arab Emirates in order to explain the causes of Marc Lawlor; an employer who is appointed to work in Dubai for 12 months had tough time while implementing his jobs. Discussion According to Hofstede’s value dimensions‚ United States scores the highest
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I. My fast-food franchise has been cleared to start businesses in the following countries‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Israel‚ Mexico‚ and China. I will now begin the construction of my restaurants. The financing of my business will come from the United Arab Emirates‚ materials will come from China and Mexico‚ technology and engineering will come from Israel‚ and the labor in the restaurants will consist of hiring employees from
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local population for independence. In fact‚ Arab nationalists believed that the western powers‚ especially the British‚ had acted with arrogance‚ drawing borders and creating nations with little or no regard for the wishes of the local inhabitants (Gelvin‚ 78). The region was overwhelmed by internal conflicts and contradictions. Many forces‚ both local and foreign‚ were at work at the time the settlement was agreed (Gelvin‚ 102). Nevertheless‚ even though Arabs formally got their independence but they
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laws which are prevalent within the united Arab Emirates and the effect of Shariah law on the business and different kinds of financial arrangements. The will discuss in detail the commercial agency law with in the UAE framework. This section will also be supported with information on how Dubai taxation is applicable for foreign banks in UAE. In the next section we will discuss in detail the case of E-commerce law and its applicability in the United Arab Emirates. Discussion Islamic countries
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aspect of life since the beginnings of human existence. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design‚ construction‚ and preservation of the physical structures. Burj Khalifa Is a skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and is the tallest man-made structure in the world‚ at 828 m (2‚722 ft) Construction began on 21 September 2004‚ with the exterior of the structure finished on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚ and is part
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women in the Arabic world are completely satisfied with their social conditions. Are they really satisfied? Percentages and statistics show that women in the Middle East rank the lowest in terms of empowerment and jobs. Rubih (2010) states that "the Arab world only had 32 percent of its women in the labor force in 2005" (p. 327). The quote here is a statistic that shows how little women ’s participation in work in the Middle East is. These logical facts are directly in the face of people. However‚
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organization. Each of the forces is categorized by a particular macro-level external influence‚ which directly impacts strategic direction at Gulf Air. Company Overview Gulf Air Company is the national airline of Bahrain‚ Oman‚ and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It operates a fleet of 30 aircraft to 43 cities in 32 countries
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United Arab Emirates Country Notebook & Four Seasons Marketing Plan Steve Callis Carlos-David Islas-Labastida Renee Werner April 25‚ 2006 Georgia State University Table of Contents Topic Part One: United Arab Emirates Country Notebook I. Introduction II. Geography III. Economic Environment IV. Cultural Environment V. Business Customs and Practices VI. Political Environment VII. Legal Environment VIII. Marketing Research IX. Other Statistics X. Competitive Environment Part Two: Four Seasons Marketing
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HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces as well as virtually next in line to President of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Mohammed received his formal education in the UAE and England and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1979. His military training included courses in basic armor‚ basic flying‚ helicopter conversion‚ tactical flying‚ and basic paratroops. He has also completed
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