Dubai is one of the seven emirates (state) in a country named United Arab Emirates. Since it is located in oil rich Gulf, there is a common misunderstanding that most of the successes of Dubai was due to the oil. The real fact is that oil just comprised less than 7% of total revenue in the state. Most of the revenue came from real estate, various investments (ports, airlines and stocks). UAE is federally ruled i.e each state has it's own shiekh or ruler who has autonomy over the state. The ruler of the neighboring state, Abu Dhabi is the president of UAE. The rulers of Dubai have been very progressive and adopted western methods faster than the neighboring states. Realizing that oil would not last long in 1980's the visionary ruler that time invested heavily on building the infrastructure and making Dubai business friendly. Dubai started to become a business and tourist hub in 90's. By early 2000, the ruler of Dubai was determined to take the city a step further by making the city known for it's prestige and luxury.
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In 2003 the city opened it's doors to expatriates to own properties which led to property boom similar to gold rush of El Dorado. The "freehold" rule was preposterous as these expatriates could only own property for 99 years. Most of the investors were speculators which resulted in artificially inflating the real estate market. Many iconic buildings like Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building, projects like the palm islands were built during this time transforming the entire city. Many of the off-plan properties were sold multiple times in a month and the quality of the construction degraded since demand outpaced supply. After the famous credit crisis many investors lost money as well as the prices of the properties fell by more than 40% and more than 60% of the real estate companies were wiped off. Thousands lost their jobs as more than 40% of Prestige City Sarjapur Dubai economy depended on real estate and construction. Many fraudulent companies were prosecuted after the dust cleared up. Dubai government censors newspapers and denies the severe damage the crisis has done to it's economy. Bankruptcies are punishable by law and this resulted in thousands of default payments with banks tightening their lending, leaving the city with liquidity problems.
Dubai is a very young city with a short history with many successes and failures. Some of the major business activities are construction, real estate, steel fabrication and financial services. People mainly from Indian subcontinent consider Dubai as their second home. Dubai is strategically located in the middle of Europe and Asia helping it to become a business center. Though it's social services and laws need to be reformed, favorable climate, no tax, low crime and multicultural population would make it a breeding ground for future successes.
Rome is the capital city of Italy, the largest and most populated city with 2.7 million people all around the metropolitan. With its thousand years gone by, Rome still holds the Catholic Church and has full control to the Vatican City as its supreme region.
In today's fast changing technology, Rome still sets and maintained its history, purity, humanity and sanctuary together with his medieval renaissance. A center of attraction due to its enormous state- of- the- art works and pre-historic monuments, extravagant basilicas and churches, and vast array of unique and excellent art galleries. There are also lots of prestige and luxurious hotels and accommodation for tourists and vacationers all around the world.
Some of the best and luxurious 5- star hotel in Rome:
St. Regis Grand Rome Hotel
St. Regis Grand Rome Hotel, the very first deluxe hotel in Rome and is located just a block away from Spanish Steps, Via Veneto and the Trevi Fountain. After its renovation in 1999, St. Regis Grand Rome Hotel reopened and regains its position as the most excellent hotel in Rome and is included in one of the best hotels around the world.
An outstanding accommodation awaits the hotel's clientele, with its world- class Empire décor; each room has a unique Roman scene hand-painted mural, chandelier by Murano glass featured in the bathroom facilities with contemporary added amenities such as direct telephone line, in-room safe deposit box, hairdryer, refrigerator and cable television with satellite for the convenience of their visitors.
Hotel room amenities include a satellite or cable TV, mini-bar, air conditioning, direct phone, refrigerator, safe-deposit box, rollaway beds, bathroom telephone, hairdryer and butler service. It has four restaurants inside the premises: Vivendo Restaurant, Le Grand Bar, Di Vino private wine cellar and Grand Hall Lounge.
Hotel services and facilities are seemingly endless. There's butler service, babysitting, business center, a concierge, laundry service, private garage, rent a car, wake-up calls, shoeshine service, a multilingual staff, florist, 24-hour room service, parking, and convenient access for physically challenged guests. Leisure facilities include a fitness center, sauna and massage rooms. The conference and banquet facilities consist of 15 meeting rooms, wireless high-speed Internet access, secretarial service and fax service.
There are many attractions worth visiting nearby. A few of these are the famous Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Via Veneto, Villa Borghese, Galleria Borghese Museum, Saint Peters Basilica, Palatine, Pantheon, Forum Romanum, Roman Coliseum, Vatican City and Castle Saint Angelo (Hadrian's Mausoleum).
InterContinental De la Ville Roma
InterContinental de la Ville Rome Hotel is a five- star luxury hotel that lies in the center of Rome situated at the zenith of a well-known Spanish Steps. The ideal location of the hotel is outstanding for tourist enthusiasts for a stop-over in different places in the famed Eternal City. Guests can also visit the peaceful Villa of Borghese or the classy Piazza di Spagna.
InterContinental de la Ville Rome Hotel features La Piazzetta de la Ville, the pride of fine Italian and international cuisine, serving buffet lunch options, appetizers, pastries, cakes, tea and coffee daily.
Hotel room amenities consist of cable/satellite TV, DVD / CD player in suites, connecting rooms, high-speed Internet access, pay per view movies, safety-deposit box, individually controlled air conditioning, mini-bar, two-line telephone with voicemail, private bathroom with bathtub and bathrobes, sofa bed and work desk with lamp.
La Piazetta Restaurant is located inside to cater to your Italian and international cuisines cravings. You can go to La Saletta Lounge for light meals, snacks, tea, coffee and other treats. And lastly, relax and unwind in I Due Murano Bar with live piano music and evening cocktail lounge.