And now Dubai is "The most active city in the world".
Everyone here is talking about the Dubai Fitness Challenge, and the countdown is now on. Citizens, residents and tourists are encouraged to engage in physical fitness activity by HH Sheikh Hamdan who is asking everyone to commit to 30 minutes of daily exercise, for just 30 days, starting Friday 20th October.
Airbnb was founded just 11 years ago. Its business model is based upon allowing strangers into your home to stay, just like a hotel but not necessarily with room service. Acting as a broker between the guest and the host, Airbnb now boasts over 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities across 191 countries.
Read MoreNaturally, I would say that it is imperative that you speak with a knowledgeable and trustworthy Dubai based Real Estate Agent when making a property investment in this city.
Please contact me if you ever need a recommendation for such an agent.
Seven reasons to buy property in Dubai
As the 16th edition of Cityscape draws closer, here’s why now is a good time to buy
Read MoreIt must be that time of year again…
How do you know winter has finally arrived in Dubai? When the city wakes up to find itself enveloped in a thick blanket of fog.
Read MoreElon Musk reveals 29-minute Dubai to London flight plans
Travelling around the world could be about to get an awful lot quicker.
Read MoreTwo-seater 'Volocopter' completes its maiden test run
32km cycling tracks in Mirdiff, Mushrif and Al Khawaneej will open this year
Three new running and cycling tracks in Mirdiff, Mushrif and Al Khawaneej are at 90% completion according to the Roads and Transports Authority (RTA).
The 32km, Dhs67million project is expected to be completed as early as November this year.
Read MoreThis week, we learned that Dubai had retained its ranking as the fourth most popular travel destination in the world, according to the ninth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The emirate welcomed 14.87 million international overnight visitors in 2016, with an expected continued growth of 7.7 percent for 2017.
Read MoreThe earlier trend of the mid- and lower-income segment moving to Dubai's fringe locations or to the Northern Emirates is set to reverse.
Read MoreDubai: Over the last decade or so, there has been a ground shift in the way expatriates have begun to make lasting investments in the UAE and gathering assets. With many buying property, the need to consider the drawing up of a will becomes more imperative, particularly for non-Muslim expats, say field experts.
Read MoreOfficials have revealed how Expo 2020 Dubai’s site will be reused following the conclusion of the world’s fair.
Located in the heart of Dubai South, the District 2020 legacy megaproject will feature 135,000m2 of commercial space, 65,000m2 of residential space, 45,900m2 of parkland, and 10km of cycling tracks.
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