Events in Dubai are lined up throughout the year

Being an eventful and buzzing place, events in Dubai are lined up throughout the year. The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest horse race. Amidst the presence of the world's best horses, jockeys and trainers, state-of-the-art facilities and a superb track provide race goers with a unique and atmospheric venue at the city's largest social event. The UAE Desert Challenge is another popular event, which is a rally across some of the most dramatic and demanding terrain. Drivers from all over the world race their cars, trucks and motorbikes on a thrilling journey through the desert.

Another most sought after event in Dubai is the Dubai Shopping Festival, which started in 1996 and has become a great tourist attraction for visitors from around the world. It was conceived as a retail event, but was later developed into a comprehensive tourism product. It is true shopping paradise. With over 2,300 retails outlets participating, there’s everything on offer from gold, perfume, haute couture, to cars, electronics to handicrafts and textiles.

Living in Dubai means living in the most important expat destination in the Middle East and one of the most progressive places. There are a variety of housing options available- from furnished apartments of varied layouts to rental villas, to service and hotel apartments that suit varied tastes and lifestyles. The UAE is a largely tax free country. The flip side of this tax free society is that government provides few services. There are government run and private hospitals. The costs range widely depending on the type of hospital or medical care sought. So, medical insurance is a must. UAE is a family-oriented society plus a forward-looking one, in terms of education. The country offers a wide variety of schools and universities. The fees for private schooling range as widely as the types of schools available. Generally, a western model school or international school is rather expensive.

Generally, gyms in Dubai offer world-class facilities and equipment, to say the least. There are innumerable options like group exercise classes, access to a range of team sports facilities, inspirational personal training and in-club DJ’s. Gyms in Dubai are also a place to enable social mingling. And hence many social events also regularly take place under the auspices of the gym- be it monthly parties, brunches, coffee mornings and evenings, networking events, outdoor camping trips etc., and these all are designed to get members to mix around and socialize.