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Design Days Dubai slated for March

Design Days Dubai slated for March

Design Days Dubai, the Middle East and South Asia’s first fair dedicated to collectible and limited edition design, will take place in Dubai next month. Held in partnership with the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) from March 18-21, 2012 in Downtown Dubai, the fair is a forward-thinking concept that presents exclusive and limited edition furniture, objects and works by international designers.

Burj Khalifa, the world s tallest tower in Dubai which stands at 828 metres. Photo: Reuters

Curse of the skyscrapers

Investors should pay special attention to China, the Skyscraper Index warns, as the “biggest bubble builder” is currently erecting 53 percent of the 124 skyscrapers planned over the next six years. China currently has 75 completed buildings above 240 metres in height.

Burj Khalifa night view

Burj Khalifa night view

Burj Khalifa night view over Dubai

DSF Carnival reflects vibrant, colourful face of annual festival

DSF Carnival reflects vibrant, colourful face of annual festival

The DSF Carnival is set to draw huge crowds, especially since it has the potential to woo thousands of shoppers from nearby Dubai Mall, the world’s most-visited shopping and leisure destination. The mall, which overlooks Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, attracted a record of over 54 million visitors in 2011, according to recently published figures.

A water feature along Emaar Boulevard, Downtown Dubai. Posted by Kero

Downtown Dubai turns festive

Thousands of energy-efficient decorative lights have started shining along the three-km long Emaar Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, which will continue through the entire festival season, including the UAE National Day celebrations, Emirates Classic Car Festival, New Year’s Eve and the Dubai Shopping Festival, up until April 2012.

A visit to Dubai is not complete without a tour of Burj Khalifa, the world's highest building. Amy Leang /The National

Dubai tourism has never been more diverse

The scene this week at the Burj Khalifa reflected the surge in the number of tourists coming into Dubai this year, with visitors coming from a far more diverse range of locations compared with a couple of years ago, when the emirate was largely attracting wealthy travellers from Europe.

Emaar Boulevard Downtown Dubai.

Spectacular illumination lights up Downtown Dubai as city’s brightest lifestyle destination

This winter, Downtown Dubai will have the brightest nights in the city, ever. The best visual spectacle of the Festive Lighting can be witnessed from At the Top, Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest observatory deck with an outdoor terrace, or The Address Downtown Dubai, the 63-storey hotel next to The Dubai Mall.

Christmas at Armani Hotel Dubai

Christmas at Armani Hotel Dubai

Savour the best of Italian cuisine, served with style at Armani/Ristorante for a signature fine dining experience.

* Location: Lobby Level
* Time: 7.00pm onwards
* Festive Degustation Menu (December 22 – 25)

Downtown Dubai. By Geoglance

Emaar Malls Group to host raffle draws and UAE National Day events to mark Dubai Shopping Malls Group campaign

Emaar Malls Group, the shopping malls and retail subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, has joined hands with the Dubai Shopping Malls Group to host the 40th UAE National Day promotional campaign offering visitors to all its shopping malls the opportunity to win attractive prizes.

*  Image Credit: XPRESS/Asghar Khan     * Annual rents for furnished luxury studio apartments start from Dh85,000. One-bedroom rentals are from Dh100,000. On the 28th floor a 1,546 sq ft two-bedroom apartment with study, offering a full fountain view from all the rooms, is available for Dh180,000.

Live life Burj size: High life at a low price

Bassel Al Masri, Senior Sales Director at Ocean View Real Estate, said, “The maintenance fee at Burj Khalifa is Dh55 per sq ft. Owners are happy as long as the rentals cover service charges and their apartments get used. Leaving them unoccupied has its own problems.”