Helicopter sightseeing Dubai

Helicopter sightseeing Dubai

Helicopter tour Dubai sightseeing overview

There is a moment, just after the helicopter lifts from the helipad, when Dubai reveals itself the way a story does at its climax-suddenly, completely, and in a way that makes you forget what you thought you knew. From the ground, the city is a choreography of mirrors and ambition. From the air, it becomes a map of dreams made geometric: crescents and fronds in the sea, a needle of a tower pinning the skyline to the horizon, highways drawn like calligraphy across a desert that, not so long ago, knew only wind and stars.


Helicopter sightseeing in Dubai is not just a tourist check-box; it is a perspective shift. The city has always been a performance of scale, but altitude puts that performance into context. As the rotors gather their rhythm, your headset softens the noise to a steady thrum. The cabin tilts, the ground slides backward, and suddenly the Palm Jumeirah-so often reduced to a brochure image-becomes a feat of human intent etched into the Gulf. Helicopter tour Dubai premium flight The fronds look precise enough to have been cut with a compass, villas perched like shells along their edges, crescent breakwater holding back the sea's appetite. From above, Atlantis is not just a resort; it is a punctuation mark in a sentence written in turquoise and tan.


The pilot's voice, calm and practiced, threads through the sights: to your left, the World Islands scattered like an unfinished thought; ahead, the marina, a forest of towers backing onto a curve of beach; and to the east, the Burj Khalifa, so tall it seems less to stand than to pierce the sky. The helicopter banks, and there it is-the city's signature. From street level the Burj Khalifa is a lesson in vertigo; from above, it is a diagram of symmetry, a starfish of steel and glass anchoring a city that radiates from its base. The Dubai Fountain looks miniature, a clockwork toy that breathes water instead of ticks, and the mall-vast on foot-shrinks to a tidy block.


And then there is the desert, the part of this view that matters if you want to understand why Dubai looks the way it does. Just beyond the city's hard-edged geometry, the dunes begin to roll like an unmade bed. The contrast is not antagonistic; it is narrative. The harshness of the landscape explains the audacity of the architecture. From the helicopter, you can almost see the line where survival strategy became aesthetic habit: height for breeze, glass for light, curves for shade, speed as a virtue. The old trading routes whisper through the sand, and downtown hums in reply.


If you lean a little-careful with the camera-the winding ribbon of Dubai Creek comes into view, the place where it all began. Abra boats leave wakes like pencil strokes, and the wind towers of old Dubai sit with their quiet genius, repurposing what the environment offered long before air-conditioning became commonplace. Even from a brief pass overhead, this part of the city reads differently: craft over spectacle, heritage over futurism, human scale over hubris. It is comforting to know they coexist, and satisfying that a helicopter ride can show you both without asking you to choose.


There is a particular magic to taking off near sunrise or just before sunset. Light is everything in a city of glass, and Dubai's light is especially dramatic in the cooler months when haze and heat relent. At dawn, the water goes milky and the towers, studded with reflections, warm from steel-blue to honey. Dubai helicopter marina view In the late afternoon, the Gulf turns to hammered copper, and the city's edges soften into silhouette. Pilots know this; so do photographers. If you care about the view, plan for it. Wear dark clothing to reduce window glare. Keep your lens close to the acrylic. Accept that the seat you want may depend on weight distribution and safety. The pilot's math, not your preference, rules the cabin.


Helicopter sightseeing here isn't cheap, and it shouldn't be. Helicopter ride Dubai . You are paying for machine and mastery as much as for scenery. The flights are short by some measures-twelve minutes that feel like a highlight reel, twenty-five that feel like a privilege-and long by others. There's an intensity to seeing a city this way, an overload of information that is as emotional as it is visual. The pilot's commentary will point out the landmarks you expect and a few you don't: a royal palace tucked into greenery, a new island extending the city's vocabulary, the audacious curve of a museum that looks like a ring of calligraphy suspended in the air.


If sustainability weighs on you, it should.

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Helicopters burn fuel and make noise; the paradox of wanting to see the city while caring for the world it inhabits is real. Operators here have grown more sensitive to flight paths that minimize disturbance and to maintaining modern, efficient aircraft. This does not erase the impact, but acknowledging it is part of being a thoughtful traveler. Balance your choices. Ride once, linger long in the memory, and spend the rest of your time on foot and by metro, letting the city reveal its texture at street level.


There is also the question of weather. Summer heat can turn the air gauzy, and visibility suffers.

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Helicopter tour Dubai sightseeing overview In those months, the sea and the sky fuse into a single blue plane and the city looks like a mirage balanced between them. Some find this dreamy; others prefer the crispness of winter views. Between November and March, the atmosphere clears, and you can see farther, deeper-past the city to the Arabian desert's serrated edge, where mountains in the distance pull the eye eastward.


It is easy to reduce helicopter sightseeing in Dubai to a checklist of sights or a grid of Instagram squares. But the lasting image, at least for me, is less about the landmarks and more about the way the city's logic comes into focus when you look from above.

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You see the negotiation between land and sea, commerce and culture, spectacle and soul. You watch a place insist on its future, over and over, even as it preserves the story of where it began. For a few minutes, strapped into a vibrating seat above a city that did not exist in this form a lifetime ago, you become a witness to scale-not just of buildings, but of ambition.


When the helicopter descends and the rotor wash skitters dust across the tarmac, the world returns to its usual proportions. The traffic resumes its weave, the towers reclaim their familiar positions, and the sea is once again just the sea. But something has shifted. You carry a mental map now, colored by altitude and stitched with the paths of your eyes. And when you walk along the Marina at night, or haggle for spices by the Creek, or lean on a railing to watch the fountain vault into sync with a soundtrack, you will feel the city from two perspectives at once-the intimate and the immense. That is the gift of helicopter sightseeing in Dubai: it teaches you to hold a city whole.

For other uses, see Burj (disambiguation).
This article is about Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. For other uses, see Borg El Arab (disambiguation).

 

Burj Al Arab
برج العرب
Jumeirah Burj Al Arab in 2007
Map
Interactive map of the Burj Al Arab
برج العرب area
General information
Status Completed
Type Luxury hotel
Architectural style Structural expressionism
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Construction started 10 July 1994; 31 years ago (1994-07-10)
Completed 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Opening 1 December 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-01)[1]
Cost US$1 billion[2]
Management Jumeirah
Height
Architectural 321 m (1,053 ft)
Top floor 197.5 m (648 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 56 (3 below ground)[3]
Lifts/elevators 18[3]
Design and construction
Architect Tom Wright of WKA
Developer Jumeirah Group
Structural engineer Atkins
Main contractor Murray & Roberts / Concor
Other information
Number of rooms 202[3]
Website
www.jumeirah.com/en/stay/dubai/burj-al-arab-jumeirah Edit this at Wikidata
References
[3][4][5][6][7]

The Jumeirah Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit. 'Arab Tower'), commonly known as Burj Al Arab, is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8] Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.[9][10][11] Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island that is 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble the sail of a dhow.[12] It has a helipad near the roof, at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground.

Site

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The beachfront area where Jumeirah Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.[13] The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land, 280 m (920 ft) offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. The former hotel was demolished during the construction of the Burj Al Arab.[14] The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tanks, known locally as Kazzans, on the site.[13]

History

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The Burj Al Arab was designed by the British multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins, led by architect Tom Wright of WKA. He came up with the iconic design and signature translucent fiberglass facade that serves as a shield from the desert sun during the day and as a screen for illumination at night.[15] The design and construction were managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory, and construction managed by David Kirby also of WS Atkins. The Burj Al Arab's interior is by British-Chinese designer Khuan Chew. Construction of the island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction. Two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast", while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. The setting of a high rise building on saturated soil and the novelty of the project required groundbreaking dynamic analysis and design to take into consideration soil-structure interaction, effect of water, high winds, and helipad among other loads, to help finalize the design and take the project into construction.[16][failed verification]

The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts, now renamed Concor and Al Habtoor Engineering. The interior designs were led and created by Khuan Chew and John Carolan of KCA international and delivered by UAE based Depa Group.[17]

The building opened on 1 December 1999.[1] The New Year's Eve fireworks celebration originated in 2000 with the inauguration of the United Arab Emirates.

The hotel's helipad was designed by Irish architect Rebecca Gernon.[18] The helipad is at the building's 28th floor, and the helipad been used as a car race track, a boxing ring, has hosted a tennis match, and the jumping off point for the highest kite surfing jump in history.[19]

In 2017, the hotel hosted the wedding of Daniel Kinahan, head of the Kinahan Organized Crime Group.[20] The wedding was attended by several prominent drug traffickers, such as Ridouan Taghi, Edin Gačanin, 'Ricardo (El Rico) Riquelme Vega, and Raffaele Imperiale.[20]

Features

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An AgustaWestland A109E Power landing on the Burj Al Arab's helipad

Several features of the hotel required complex engineering feats to achieve. The hotel rests on an artificial island constructed 280 m (920 ft) offshore. To secure a foundation, the builders drove 230 40-metre-long (130 ft) concrete piles into the sand by drilling method.[21]

Engineers created a ground surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honeycomb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. It took three years to reclaim the land from the sea, while it took less than three years to construct the building itself. The building contains over 70,000 m3 (92,000 yd3) of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.[21]

Inside the building, the atrium is 180 m (590 ft) tall.[22]

Given the height of the building, the Burj Al Arab is the world's fifth tallest hotel after Gevora Hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur and Rose and Rayhaan by Rotana. But if buildings with mixed use were stripped off the list, the Burj Al Arab would be the world's third tallest hotel. The structure of the Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is 333 metres (1,093 ft) tall,[23] 12 m (39 ft) taller than the Burj Al Arab, which is 321 metres (1,053 ft) tall.[23]The Burj Al Arab's helipad, located 210 meters above ground, has been the site of several high-profile events, including a tennis match between Roger Federer and Andre Agassi, and stunts by Red Bull athletes.[citation needed]

Rooms and suites

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The hotel is managed by the Jumeirah Group. The hotel has 199 exclusive suites each allocated eight dedicated staff members and a 24-hour butler service.[24] The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 m2 (1,820 sq ft), the largest covers 780 m2 (8,400 sq ft).[25]

The Royal Suite, billed at US$24,000 per night, is listed at number 12 on World's 15 most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN Go in 2012.[26]

The Burj Al Arab is very popular with the Chinese market, which made up 25 percent of all bookings at the hotel in 2011 and 2012.[27]

Restaurants

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Al Muntaha
Al Mahara

There are six restaurants in the hotel, including:

Al Muntaha ("The Ultimate"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator.[citation needed]

Al Mahara ("Oyster"), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 990,000 L (260,000 US gal) of water. The wall of the tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 cm (7.1 in) thick.[citation needed]

Rating

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While the hotel has sometimes been described as "the world's only 'seven-star' hotel", the hotel management claims never to have done so themselves. The term appeared due to a British journalist who had visited the hotel on a tour before it was officially opened. The journalist described Burj al Arab as "more than anything she has ever seen" and therefore referred to it as a seven-star hotel.[28] A Jumeirah Group spokesperson said "There's not a lot we can do to stop it. We're not encouraging the use of the term. We've never used it in our advertising."[29]

Reception

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Burj Al Arab has attracted criticism as "a contradiction of sorts, considering how well-designed and impressive the construction ultimately proves to be."[25] The contradiction here seems to be related to the hotel's decor. "This extraordinary investment in state-of-the-art construction technology stretches the limits of the ambitious urban imagination in an exercise that is largely due to the power of excessive wealth." Another critic includes negative critiques for the city of Dubai as well: "both the hotel and the city, after all, are monuments to the triumph of money over practicality. Both elevate style over substance."[25] Yet another: "Emulating the quality of palatial interiors, in an expression of wealth for the mainstream, a theater of opulence is created in Burj Al Arab ... The result is a baroque effect".[25]

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The last chapter of the espionage novel Performance Anomalies[30][31] takes place at the top of the Burj Al Arab,[32] where the spy protagonist Cono 7Q discovers that through deadly betrayal his spy nemesis Katerina has maneuvered herself into the top echelon of the government of Kazakhstan. The hotel can also be seen in Syriana and also some Bollywood movies.[which?]

Richard Hammond included the building in his television series Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections.

The Jumeirah Burj Al Arab serves as the cover image for the 2009 album Ocean Eyes by Owl City.

The Burj Al Arab was the site of the last task of the fifth episode of the first season of the Chinese edition of The Amazing Race, where teams had to clean up a room to the hotel's standards.[33][34]

The building is featured in Matthew Reilly's novel The Six Sacred Stones, where a kamikaze pilot crashes a plane into the hotel, destroying it in an attempt to kill the protagonist, Jack West Jr.

The building was the location of the main challenge of the ninth episode of the Canadian-American animated television series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race,[35] where contestants were tasked to either return a serve from a tennis robot on the hotel's helipad, or squeegee an entire column of the hotel's windows.

See also

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  • W Barcelona (Hotel Vela) – skyscraper of similar appearance in Barcelona, Spain (sail)
  • Oman TiT – residential skyscraper of similar appearance in Taipei, Taiwan (sail)
  • Elite Plaza – a similar-shaped skyscraper in Yerevan, Armenia
  • JW Marriott Panama (Panama City) – similar structure
  • Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth – similar structure in Portsmouth, UK
  • Vasco da Gama Tower – a skyscraper of similar appearance in Lisbon, Portugal (sail)
  • Sail Tower – a skyscraper of similar appearance in Haifa, Israel (sail)
  • List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
  • List of buildings in Dubai
  • List of tallest buildings in Dubai

References

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Further reading

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  • Rose, Steve (28 November 2005). "Architecture: Sand and freedom". The Guardian.
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Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world and a major tourist attraction of the United Arab Emirates.
Jebel Jais, the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates is part of Al Hajar Mountains.
Rub al Khali desert on the outskirts of Liwa Oasis.

Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy. In 2023, the tourism sector employed 809,300 people[1] and contributed 220 billion dirham to the national gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 12% of it.[2] In 2024, the UAE was the 6th destination globally by international tourism receipts according to the World Tourism rankings,[3] and it ranked 18th globally in the Travel and Tourism Development Index.[4]

The country's major tourist attractions include the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, and Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, and Al Hajar Mountains in Fujairah.[5][citation needed]

History

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When the country was first formed in 1971 and freed from British control, the country itself did not have any sufficient tourist industry and the economic situation of the newly established nation was weak, despite massive oil wealth. Realizing the need to develop the country, and the awareness of oil limits, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who initiated the foundation of the UAE, envisioned the plan to diversify the country's economy, in which tourism was specifically regarded.[6] The envision was eventually carried out, and in 1979, Sheikh Zayed opened the country's first-ever hotel, the Metropolitan Hotel Dubai located in Dubai.[7]

The development of tourism in the United Arab Emirates was heavily linked to the development of tourism in Dubai, which was one of the earliest emirates in the country to open for tourists. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai from 1958 till 1990, realised one day Dubai would run out of oil and started building an economy that would outlast it.[8] Sheikh Rashid, together with Sheikh Zayed, was the instrumental leaders of leading the country's tourism, having made a joint declaration for the founding of the Emirates.[9] In 1989 the Dubai Commerce and Tourism Promotion Board was established, to promote Dubai as a luxury destination for the up-tier market and influential business sectors. In January 1997, it was replaced with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).[10]

Since 2000s, the United Arab Emirates have experienced a significant tourist boom, and increasing life standard and quality made the expenditure on tourism to rise, thus making it more important to the national economy.[11][12]

Tourist destinations

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Main article: List of tourist attractions in the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and is the second most popular tourist destination in the country, under the management of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.[13] This is also the center of Formula One race in the country, the Yas Marina Circuit. Nonetheless, the city is also famous for its landscapes, given its proximity to the Persian Gulf. There are over ten beaches functioning in the city serving for tourist purpose.[14] The city is popular for its nightlife, more so than the more populous Dubai as it has lesser restriction and regular laws.[15] Abu Dhabi will become the home of Disneyland Abu Dhabi, the first Disney theme park in the Middle East.[16]

Dubai

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See also: Tourism in Dubai
Archipelagoes in Dubai.

Dubai is the most visited city in the United Arab Emirates, the most expensive city in the GCC and one of the most expensive cities in the world.[17] It is also the home of the two tallest towers in the world, the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa, the latter occupies the top position. Nightlife in the city is also widely promoted.[18] The city is often seen as a symbol of rapid tourist success in the nation. Its richness encompassed by the rapid development and the mix with the local Arab culture made it a popular destination for tourists to travel. However, lack of general tourism development remains an obstacle which the Emirati authorities have sought to tackle.[19]

Fujairah

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Fujairah shares the Al-Hajar Mountains with Ras Al Khaimah, a major tourist attraction in the country. Outside the Hajar Mountains, the Fujairah Fort, Bitnah Fort, Snoopy Island, Masafi and Al Hayl Castle are also attractive destinations.[20] Fujairah holds a distinction for having a bull butting culture, a result of Portuguese colonization from 17th century.[21]

Ras Al Khaimah

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Ras Al Khaimah is known for its natural landscape.[22] The Al Hajar Mountains, in particular with mount Jebel Jais, the highest mountain of the country, offers views over craggy peaks down to the coastal plain, making this a common spot for photographers, particularly in the late afternoon when the orange-hued rocks glow.[citation needed] The world's longest zipline is also based in Ras Al Khaimah's Jebel Jais. Other include Dhayah Fort and its beach.[23]

By 2027, Ras Al Khaimah will feature the first integrated resort and casino in the country when Wynn Al Marjan Island opens.[24][25]

Sharjah

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See also: Tourism in Sharjah

Sharjah is a major commercial center of the UAE. Sharjah is perhaps, among the most traditional tourist center, due to initiative efforts by the emirate's leadership to keep its spirit within the growing modernization. In 1998, Sharjah was awarded the "Cultural Capital of the Arab World" title by UNESCO representing the United Arab Emirates.[26] Major destinations include the Sharjah Art Museum, Al Noor Mosque, Souk Al Markazi and Sharjah Heritage Area.[27] A cultural heritage project, Heart of Sharjah, has been undertaken to preserve and restore the old town of Sharjah and return it to its 1950s state.[28]

Tourism statistics

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International visitors

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Yearly tourist arrivals in millions[29]
Country 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
India 1,224,349 2,855,096 2,778,160 2,511,933 2,080,380 1,881,489
Oman 634,879 2,814,152 2,172,910 1,928,292 2,021,958 1,716,930
Saudi Arabia 512,875 1,897,471 1,993,646 1,876,316 1,921,916 1,662,435
Pakistan 418,973 840,222 819,683 763,396 767,724 671,847
United Kingdom 418,385 1,367,997 1,365,160 1,452,455 1,460,328 1,394,118
Russia 335,016 866,857 800,253 610,427 304,295 269,493
Germany 253,973 827,837 792,303 767,048 764,715 726,957
Egypt 238,226 357,084 328,049 297,658 302,560 301,952
United States 208,800 757,353 747,691 741,473 735,147 758,875
France 188,476 444,657 403,945 353,726 337,847 335,024
China 175,297 998,278 844,005 766,972 529,103 445,109
Italy 106,088 312,493 291,944 281,176 286,806 281,251
Philippines 104,438 378,423 375,938 379,754 365,749 322,297
Kuwait 98,576 378,109 399,795 463,708 492,360 489,425
Nigeria 79,630 250,568 172,476 128,676 145,725 162,086
Kazakhstan 78,072 164,219 140,801 93,968 89,723 85,625
Ukraine 73,819 154,001 123,221 83,670 77,397 70,154
Jordan 71,707 165,852 165,821 173,465 176,794 176,971
Canada 66,003 200,321 189,915 202,461 214,492 210,620
Bangladesh 63,674 158,108 132,931 31,350 31,529 39,179
Australia 63,371 297,709 305,320 331,450 353,390 389,702
Netherlands 61,432 170,484 170,018 169,829 163,662 171,496
Iraq 58,278 119,440 103,939 90,554 82,954 85,986
Spain 52,803 139,312 118,470 116,395 117,154 113,574
Bahrain 52,385 207,855 206,723 220,601 235,598 218,046
Iran 51,822 294,955 317,968 499,614 492,100 475,269
Lebanon 50,620 124,672 123,001 129,575 135,516 147,201
Indonesia 44,073 81,179 60,303 56,499 54,734 55,601
Poland 40,691 111,945 106,888 112,254 80,647 66,054
Afghanistan 39,784 75,721 44,777 34,181 28,659 51,984
South Korea 37,716 160,427 151,194 160,106 130,978 103,219
Belgium 36,619 87,110 78,870 74,983 73,775 71,379
Sweden 36,085 106,434 113,888 122,558 119,435 113,522
Romania 35,111 87,816 78,860 67,453 61,309 57,315
Brazil 34,655 105,141 85,822 78,312 54,362 59,950
 Switzerland 34,111 120,623 121,675 121,399 108,782 110,785
Sri Lanka 33,539 102,200 90,455 85,474 84,013 77,295
Syria 31,972 69,876 49,979 48,270 60,212 67,943
South Africa 30,479 118,638 112,635 103,886 91,168 100,262
Turkey 29,930 86,077 87,322 97,302 97,464 94,448
  Nepal 28,581 54,386 60,836 56,322 47,588 28,910
Uzbekistan 28,141 50,514 35,363 33,981 31,351 31,413
Algeria 28,120 97,693 76,211 58,397 58,356 46,767
Austria 27,630 78,751 74,857 72,779 72,587 79,293
Ireland 27,105 88,675 89,341 94,229 92,991 87,268
Japan 26,987 113,299 107,612 97,834 83,664 82,575
Uganda 24,748 60,780 49,272 41,721 35,059 30,010
Denmark 24,608 67,969 67,562 70,777 70,255 65,819
Morocco 22,537 66,526 57,229 50,818 45,708 40,170
Czech Republic 20,479 80,207 80,257 77,055 64,614 53,454

Medical tourism

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United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah is a popular destination for medical tourism. The Dubai Health authority has been spearheading medical tourism into UAE, especially Dubai. However, hospitals providing medical tourism are spread all over the seven emirates. UAE has the distinction of having the maximum number of JCI accredited hospitals (under various heads).[30] UAE has inbound medical tourism as well as people going out for medical treatment. The inbound tourism usually is from African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, etc. The outbound can be categorized into two segments - the local population (citizens of UAE) and the expats. The locals prefer to go to European destinations like the UK, Germany etc. The expats prefer to go back to their home countries for treatment.[citation needed]

See also

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  • Visa policy of the United Arab Emirates
  • List of museums in the United Arab Emirates

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