Two Tennis superstars and legends Roger Federer and Andre Agassi visited one of most luxurious hotel in world Burj-al-Arab to play Tennis on top of the Hotel at Helipad. This is really an amazing video. I guess it was done in sometime in Year 2007.

Meraas Development, a new developer, has burst on the stage of property in Dubai with the announcement of its first-ever project worth Dh350 amazing and one that involves millions of dollars from the world’s tallest buildings - with varied microclimates and a mini-Manhattan.

Jumeirah Gardens will be fully integrated, mixed-use development project located in the old Satwa area west of Sheikh Zayed Road and flanked by Al Diyafa Street and Safa Park. The project aims to serve a population of 50,000 to 60,000 residents.

The announcement comes amid a global market rout that has broken investor confidence worldwide, but goes to show that Dubai is determined to continue with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The development will redefine living in one of the most popular districts of Dubai, currently undergoing demolition to pave the way for the new project.

The project will comprise seven distinct areas, covering approximately 110 million square feet of land, including islands. One section will host Dubai Park, which is half the size of Safa Park.

The first phase of Jumeirah Gardens will cover about 820,000 square meters. It includes six major blocks of buildings with high, medium and low-office, retail and residential, two hotels and an area of high-end shopping.

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Delivery of the first phase is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2011, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013.

CEO of Meraas Development, Sina Al Kazim told Gulf News: “Every great city has a large park. London has its Hyde Park, New York has its Central Park. This will be Dubai Park. The park will be surrounded on all sides by residential apartments, duplexes, penthouses, villas and commercial buildings.

Meraas is planning at least eight landmark buildings in Jumeirah Gardens, one of Dubai, one of Park Avenue and Park Gate, which will have six buildings.

The islands are made up of East Bay and the coast, predominantly residential, but also include hotels and resorts.

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The Dubai Mall, which was evacuated after a massive aquarium sprung a leak this week, re-opened on Friday (local time), according to media reports.

However, a glass tunnel running through the giant aquarium is still closed to the public as a precaution, the authorities responsible for the main attraction in the Gulf emirate, once thriving, he said.

The perimeter of the aquarium, said to be the largest in the world and has a number of different fish, including sharks, was cordoned off and shops around him late Thursday.

The Khaleej Times reported on its website that the flight had been lower, with buyers allowed to approach the tank and its surroundings again on Friday.

According to an official of the Dubai Mall, the tunnel is likely to open after the weekend, once the technical team conducted an exhaustive check.

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“Is rape was not a major, a minor crack and is fixed in an hour,” the official told the Times on condition of anonymity.

Dubai Mall, which has 1,200 shops, is the largest mall in the Middle East. Located at the foot of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower.

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Hotels in Dubai experienced its highest occupancy levels of more than a year this February and forward bookings for the next show positive figures, industry leading Emirates Business said.

A weekly report from the industry, used as a comparative analysis of 18 major hotels revealed occupations between 95 and 100 percent for the week 14 to 20 February. Covered include Shangri La Hotel, Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah, Grosvenor House, Raffles Hotel and Kempinski.

Holidays local, regional, during Dubai Shopping Festival and exhibitions like Gulfood occupations helped boost this month. Top hotel said the biggest boost came from international advertising campaign of Dubai launched during the last quarter of 2009.

Yields, however, remain depressed between three and 20 percent down, depending on the hotel category.

The newly discovered oil field offshore Al-Khalil is expected to begin large scale commercial production of oil in 2011, giving a boost to the economy of Dubai.

The new oil field, named after the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will be the fifth production of the fields in Dubai, since oil was discovered in the 1960s, the Media Office of the Government of Dubai has said.

Initial research and exploration in new oil field off the coast of Dubai provides for commercial scale production within a year, the statement said.

The new field in particular, should “increase oil production in Dubai, whose current oil reserves are about 4 million barrels,” the statement said, adding that could help boost the emirate’s electricity production.

Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates select property portfolio managers, have revealed that the online portals are becoming more marketing tools in real estate, as evidenced by the latest trend in Internet searches for properties in Dubai , which witnessed a remarkable 45.5 per cent increase according to a recent Rightmove Overseas Research Report.

Leo Sterling also pointed to a survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the largest trade association in the U.S., which show that up to 90 percent of homebuyers are now looking for properties online such as the Internet offers a more comprehensive and accessible avenue to a range of value added features such as multiple photos, videos, mapping functions, and the host of relevant real estate.

The new business paradigm directed line Leo has allowed Sterling to build a competitive advantage in its target markets with the completion of a full upgrade of its online portal, which now includes up to five languages, and provides a wider range of focusing on the client has the support such as full search capabilities of its database, live chat, real estate market advice and the sale and purchase guides. With Internet penetration in the UAE about to reach 70.5 percent in 2013 over 3.77 million people expected to regularly use different online applications, Sterling Leo revealed that he intends to take advantage enormous market potential in the country for online-based services and offers.

Laura Martorano, CEO and founder, Leo Sterling, said: “The Internet is becoming more, not a technology solution indispensable in offices, but only in households in the United Arab Emirates and in our target markets worldwide. Our goal is to complement this trend and help customers and Internet expert real estate agents to maximize their time online by offering value added services of real estate through our newly updated portal. ”

“Information is a key element in real estate, buyers want to gather as much data before they begin negotiations with real estate agents privately owned. The Internet has helped us meet this fundamental requirement of our customers and We are very happy to see the enthusiastic response to our new range of facilities-based line of support. Our new online offerings reflect Leo Sterling’s continuing efforts to develop innovative and dedicated services that customers benefit from all our target markets, Martorano said.

Developed by a highly experienced, multilingual team of international experts and practitioners, Leo Sterling has been aggressively strengthening its market presence through an extensive, long-term strategy growth in the property sector in the UAE. Leo Sterling has also established a new regional office in London, trying to further strengthen its growing customer base in the UK and Europe.

Sharon and Ro show more features of the Dubai mall such as ice skating, shops, movies, water feature, Address Hotel and carpark.

After i’ve posted pictures about Dubai Projects, i saw that this topic has an huge succes.An i decided to stay on topic and put new things about Dubai.Now we present “Top 10 tallest buildings in Dubai”.

02. Burj al Arab

03. Emirates Hotel Tower

04. 21st Century Tower

05. Chelsea Tower

06. The Tower

07. Shangri-La Hotel

08. Capricorn Tower

09 & 10) Murjan and Mesk Tower

Armani Hotel Dubai, the first hotel opened by the collaboration between Giorgio Armani SpA and Emaar Properties PJSC, will be officially launched on 18 March 2010, was announced today.

Exclusively located in the Burj Dubai mark the world’s tallest building, the Armani Hotel Dubai is the first in a series of hotels, resorts and residences designed by Giorgio Armani to open around the world and marks the debut of teacher Giorgio Armani fashion in the entertainment world. Defined by its unique location, high standards of aesthetics and excellence in service, the Armani Hotel Dubai will be the most exclusive destination in the city.

The online reservations for the Armani Hotel Dubai go live in late January 2010 and future visitors can register online at www.armanihotels.com to get more details about the hotel.

The opening of the Armani Hotel Dubai will be followed by the launch of the Armani Hotel Milano. Other properties under way include the first Armani Resort planned for Marrakech villas and the first Armani Residences, Marassi for Egypt. Moreover Armani hotels, resorts and residences will open later in major international destinations like New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and London.