Changes brought about by the growth of tourism in Dubai
Monday, November 15, 2010
Dubai is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing tourism markets in the world, steadily attracting visitors from across the globe. Dubai's favourable geographic location, its excellent infrastructure and air connectivity, world-class hospitality facilities and wide array of attractions for tourists, has made it a top-choice destination for visitors. Its tourism sector has maintained steady growth over the years due to all these factors and also the strong support and guidance of its visionary leaders. (Travel and Tourism News Middle East. (2010, October). Retrieved from Dubai continues growth as tourism hotspot: http://www.ttnworldwide.com/articles.aspx?id=1460&artid=10335)
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Dubai is seeking to develop a future economy that will not be dependent upon oil revenue and where inward investment and tourism will co-exist.At the heart of the destination's expansion from a transport perspective has been Emirates Airline, with its massive expansion plans, routing long-haul flights via Dubai and as a final destination. Dubai aims to attract 15 million tourists this year, and the US$15 billion expansion of Emirates Airline fleet and US$4 billion expansion of Dubai International Airport are part of the infrastructure to facilitate that growth.

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To drive tourism growth in Dubai, the city recognizes it needs world-class visitors attractions as part of its tourism capacity. Therefore Dubailand is created to appeal to a diverse range of visitors.
In order to boost cruise tourism, Dubai has launched the new cruise terminal which tourist arrivals is expected to increase to 325,000 in 2010, after last year's 260,000 tourist arrivals.

New Cruise Terminal of Dubai.(2010, January 17). Retrieved from Dubai's cruise industry poised for growth: http://www.ameinfo.com/221361.html
With the Theme Parks developed, shorter flight durations, with Emirates Airlines flying to more destinations, 30 tax-free shopping malls, these have made Dubai a thriving tourism resort.
Besides having changes upon the infrastructures, the Culture of the locals has also been neglected. Although there are activities to conserve some of the remaining heritage sites in Dubai, the absence of social life and social continuity makes it a place that could be conceived as disconnection from its associations with Dubai culture and society.
Despite the large number of museums in Dubai, heritage has never been the focus of tourism product.
Some other negative changes that Tourism has brought into Dubai are:
- pollution due to all the future development projects,
- Prostitution as an effort to keep the workers in Emirate, as well as to attract more tourists. Hence they engage in prostitution trafficking which create a flood of 'prostitutes' in Dubai to keep men entertained. Dubai is also a place full of young single corporate men who do visit the prostitute houses too! As Dubai has became a "hot spot" for tourism, many tourists travel to Dubai mainly for the open prostitution.
- Greed is also a phenomenon when Dubai brings in more revenue and the locals get more wealthy. Wherever you go, people just talk about money and nothing.
Each coin has got both sides. So what are the positive changes that Tourism has brought into Dubai?
-Media which allows Dubai to be well-known internationally.
-Cultural Change to the sectors of economy The Emiratis who are working in the industry that they thought they wound never work in. It has allow Emiratis to be more optimistic that they actually are able to get better jobs.
-Greater Efficiency in Transportation. In the past, camels were traditionally used by the Emiratis as transport, and they are still currently being used in some parts of Dubai which also indicates that the culture of Dubai has not been totally affected by the growth of tourism. Now, Dubai even has international airports, buses, taxi, abra (small motorboatss) and Metro.
Dubai Metro. http://www.sizzledcore.com/dubai-metro/
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