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SIX MORE WAYS
HOW TO BOOK IT
Kuoni offers five nights at TO WOW IN DUBAI
Desert Palm in a palm suite
including flights with Virgin
Atlantic from Heathrow with
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Hire a seaplane: the Seawings
Pearl Tour ($280 per person),
private transfers and an
named to commemorate Dubai’s
airport lounge in the UK.
Prices for November from
historic pearling heritage, starts at the
£887 per person, room-only.
harbour and flies along the coast,
Tel: 01306 747008,
passing the marina and on to a
kuoni.co.uk
bird’s-eye view of the Palm Jumeirah and the Burj Al Arab
hotel before moving inland to the world’s tallest building,
Burj Dubai, then over The World. For a more exclusive
experience, the gold package ($2,770 per flight) involves
limo pick up, a private plane and more flying time
(southtravels.com/middleeast/uae/seaplanetour).
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Sleep with the fishes: the Lost
Chambers Suites are exclusive
to Atlantis and for those who
think sleeping with the fishes sounds
like fun, this is possibly the most
luxurious way of doing it. The
Neptune and Poseidon suites are spread over three floors
with a large foyer, sweeping staircases and a 24-hour
private butler. But the important point to make is
that the bedroom and bath have views directly into the
Ambassador Lagoon, which teems with more than
65,000 marine animals (atlantisthepalm.com).
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Have a caviar facial: at the
Assawan Spa & Health Club on
the 18th floor of one of the
world’s most iconic hotels, the Burj Al
Arab. Billed as an exclusive haven in
which guests are soothed of all
stresses, the caviar body treatment by La Prairie is one
Dubai is fine, if opinion in the trade is surrounds you. Affordability has been the of the most luxurious offerings, but there is a wide range
to be believed. key message this year but luxury is still its on the menu including massages, rituals, facials, body
And although a couple of projects have heart and soul – new hotel openings such wraps and yoga (jumeirah.com).
been put on hold, there are still plenty of as Armani, Versace and Movenpick on the
new things on the way. The reason the Palm are testament to that.”
destination is now hogging less than 30% So for those of you keen to attend one of
of the world’s cranes is that lots of the my future luxury dinner parties, I’m afraid 4
Play camel polo: this unusual
twist on a traditional sport is
run by Gulf Ventures at the
work is finished or will be shortly; nothing Dubai going down the toilet is off the Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club at
is being abandoned at the half-way point. discussion menu. We shall have to make Arabian Ranches. Camel polo
do with Staycations and the euro while experiences include a training session
Bigger, taller, better quaffing the finest Jacob’s Creek and followed by taking part in a match (gulfventures.ae).
In Downtown Burj Dubai the tallest munching Ferrero Roche. ■ The club is the heart of equestrian activity among Dubai
building in the world will shortly be residents and visitors. It hosts local and international polo
complete. Inside will be the Armani hotel events at its two full-sized polo fields. Other activities
designed by Giorgio himself, which will EXPERT EYE include desert hacking (poloclubdubai.com).
include 175 guest rooms and suites, five
restaurants and a world-class spa among “Dubai is a destination
other things. synonymous with luxury,
Next door is a lake which is home to the where top-end hotels, 5
Drink in Dubai's Ice Bar:
almost everything at the
restaurant is sculpted out of
biggest fountain in the world, one which resorts and restaurants ice. Diners sit on ice benches or
makes the Bellagio’s look like a mere and extensive shopping chairs, eat at ice tables off ice plates
shower. The Address has recently opened malls come together to and drink from ice glasses served
next to the lake, which also sits by the guarantee a break to remember. Dubai ensures from a bar made of ice. It also boasts an ice gallery
world’s biggest mall which has an even that customers aren’t short on choice. The most showcasing Dubai’s landmarks. Needless to say, it is
newer Address hotel on top of it. And the popular properties this year are Jumeirah Beach pretty cold at -6°C. The lobby and the lounge areas are
Al Manzil and Qamardeen hotels are also Hotel, Atlantis (pictured above) and Hilton Dubai separated by what is called the buffer zone where
both within spitting distance. Jumeirah, where we have seen increased acclimatisation takes place. Thermal gear is provided
The Marina is changing every day with bookings in recent months. Customers are more (chilloutatdubai.com).
a clutch of new restaurants now open near price sensitive and willing to shop around and
to the beach along a promenade which has properties in the region are forthcoming with
been dubbed The Walk. special offers, with some fantastic deals.
Ian Scott believes the city is at a point of “We have expanded our Dubai portfolio for 6
Swim with sharks: Dubai
Aquarium and Underwater Zoo
at the Dubai Mall allows you to
fundamental change. He says: “For some the 2010 brochure, with a focus on properties get up close and personal with more
time it has been a hotel-taxi city but not in the Downtown Burj Dubai area – the new than 33,000 aquatic creatures. The
for much longer. ‘place to be seen’. The Address Downtown world’s largest aquarium window
Hubs are forming Burj Dubai and The Palace offer stylish brings you face-to-face with enormous sand tiger sharks,
such as Downtown accommodation in an area which showcases graceful stingrays, giant groupers and shoals of pelagic
Burj Dubai and the something new for Dubai.” fish. If swimming with sharks is on your client’s wish list,
Marina, where a Beth Adams, Emirates Tours product and there are three dives a day and groups of four swimmers
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walkable resort marketing manager go in at a time (thedubaiaquarium.com).
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