Dubai is the second biggest emirate of the seven that make up United Arab Emirates, since 1971. Dubai was a fishing village that extracted pearls of the sea and this next to the oil generated an economic boom that prompted this emirate to be a destination of luxury recognized worldwide, he was considered one of the best cities for travel in the world. The government pushed the tourism to generate income alternative to oil, which lowers its production in the next decade.

Dubai, as well as other emirates, is governed by a Sheik. The Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who ruled until 2004 was the architect of spectacular growth of Dubai, which until about 30 years was no more than desert sand. Read the rest of this entry »