1. Dubai An ultra-modern city in the middle of nowhere

2. Outline Geographic situation The trip About the city Overview of the city The Palm Social customs Other Informations

3. Geographic situation

4. The trip Flight Duration : about 7 hours from Paris Round trip : between 800 to 3 000 Euros Hotel Burj al-Arab 5 Star Deluxe 5 days/4nights Deluxe King Suite 750€

5. About the city Population 1969 : 60 000 – Nowadays : +1.5 Million Expected to exceed 4 million by 2010 Currency United Arab Emirates Dirham (Dh or AED) 100 AED = 19.9 Euros Languages spoken Arabic is the official language English is widely spoken Climate Spring 27°C – Summer 34°C – Autumn 29°C – Winter 20°C Rainfall : about 1 day per year…

6. About the city The world's fastest growing city

7. Overview of the city

8. The Palm Palm Jumeirah Began construction in 2001 5 km by 5 km 4,000 Residences

9. The Palm Luxurious villas

10. The palm Palm Jebel Ali +50% larger than Jumeirah It began construction in 2002 Expect to be completed in 2008 The first buildings will open in late 2010

11. The Palm

12. Palm Deira It will become the world's largest man-made island +1 million residents can leave there 10 times larger thant the Palm Jumeirah ! It is expected to be finished by 2015

13. The World Project began in 2004 and it has been completed the 10 th of January in 2008 Each island ranges from 14Km² to 42Km² Overall price : 14 Billion USD Each island’s prices : 15-45 Million USD

14. Social Customs What are local customs like? Greetings Greeting Meaning Reply Ahlan wa sahlan HelloAhlan bik Sabah al-khayrGood morning/afternoonSabah an-nur Masa al-khayr Good evening Masa an-nur Hands Always use your right hand for drinking and eating

15. Social Customs Other “usefull” Don’ts Don’t offer alcoholic drink to an Arab, unless you’re certain that he drinks alcohol. Don’t beckon to people with a finger, it’s considered particularly impolite

16. Other informations Tourism Office of Dubai 15 bis, rue de Marignan - 75008 Paris (Monday/Friday 9 am – 6 pm) (+33)1 44 95 85 00 (+33)1 45 63 13 14 www.dubaitourism.ae dtcm-france@dubai.fr Embassy of United Arab Emirates 2, bld de la Tour Maubourg - 75007 Paris (+33)1 44 34 02 00 (+33)1 47 55 61 04 www.amb-emirats.fr ambassade.emirats@wanadoo.fr

17. HAVE A NICE TRIP !