Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
Premium United Arab Emirates Dubai
Dusbai international airport. Dubai international airport was built in 1959‚ when Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Maktoum first ordered construction. It was inaugurated in 1960 with Dc-3 plane flights and was home to nine airlines. Today the airport accepts all kinds of jets. On 3 July 1988‚ Iran Air Flight which was on a Tehran-Bandar Abbar-Dubai route was shot down by USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai due to the aircraft overflying a combat zone. An estimated 300 people were killed in the incident
Premium Flag carrier Star Alliance
28‚ 2010 My Trip to Dubai Our first day of the trip consisted making sure we had everything we needed packed in our luggage. We arrived at the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport at nine-thirty‚ about an hour and a half prior to our plane taking off. When we did finally depart from GSP airport we took a two hour ride to Newark‚ from there we got on another plane and went to Frankfurt am Main changing planes once again and finally arriving at our destination Dubai. (Expedia‚ 2010) The
Free Dubai United Arab Emirates Burj Al Arab
waiting impatiently to reach there‚ I though about my all-time dream coming true‚ visiting the modern wonder‚ Dubai. Since the United Arab Emirates were formed in 1971‚ Dubai has always been the most resourceful‚ united and modern of all. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like Burj Al Arab and Emirates towers. Additionally‚ the highest tower in the world‚ Dubai tower is currently being built and an above-ground metro is being designed for safe‚ fast transport around the
Free Dubai United Arab Emirates Middle East
Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
Premium Geert Hofstede Cross-cultural communication Culture
Dubai: Globalization on Steroids by William Morehouse in The American Scholar‚ Winter 2008‚ 1st December Promotions for Dubai on CNN‚ BBC World‚ and other satellite channels show a shimmering skyline of glass and steel office towers with their graceful curves and aquiline shapes‚ suggesting a distant galaxy where all the unpleasantness of urban life has been airbrushed away. But advertising almost always offers more promise than reality‚ whether the product is potato chips or a city or a country
Free Dubai United Arab Emirates
CASE STUDY ON DUBAI – A CRISIS UNFOLDS SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL‚ PUNE CONSTITUENT OF SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Anirudh Ahuja1‚ Hussain Patel2‚ Saumya Singh3‚ Shalini Singh4‚ Rushil Deshpande5‚ Tanya Nagi6‚ Vaibhav Handu7. ABSTRACT Boom! That’s the sound of Dubai going from prosperity to penury. In November 2009 a financial crisis surfaced in Dubai‚ the symbol of luxury‚ where Sheikh’s drove around in Ferraris‚ visited mega sized malls and dined at the 7 stared hotel‚ The Burj
Premium Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum United Arab Emirates Dubai
Economic Impact: Dubai Dubai is the largest of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates. It is quickly growing into a huge tourist spot and prides itself on having some of the world’s greatest attractions. However‚ sometimes having the best comes with consequences. Despite the Middle East’s relatively low tourist rate‚ Dubai had been able to attract many “big spenders‚” which has enhanced its economy‚ but can also take a toll on the people. In her article‚ “Tourism in Dubai‚” Joan Henderson
Premium Dubai Tourism United Arab Emirates
RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH Summer 2013 DUBAI PRIME RESIDENTIAL REVIEW Highlights • Prime residential prices have risen since the beginning of 2012. In 2013 the price of luxury villas have increased by 11.4% and prime apartments have risen 15.1% in value. • The year-on-year increase from June 2012 to June 2013 for prime residential property stands at 21.4%. The price of luxury villas picked up post January 2012‚ whilst the price of top-end apartments gained momentum from September
Premium United Arab Emirates Dubai
Dubai Logistics City Introduction: Dubai Logistics City is part of Dubai government’s development program‚ in 1967 construction began in deep-water harbour‚ initially planned for four berths‚ but after completion it was able to harbour 35 berths. Later‚ a second port was developed in southern part of the city‚ which has become a world’s largest man made port. Dubai Logistics City (DLC) is the world’s first truly integrated logistics platform with all transport modes‚ logistics and value added
Premium Supply chain management Logistics Management