The United Arab Emirates is extremely well known for its warm hospitality and rich cultural heritage. The Emirati people are welcoming and generous in their approach to visitors.
With year-round sunshine, intriguing deserts, beautiful beaches, luxurious hotels and shopping malls, fascinating heritage attractions and a thriving business community, Dubai receives millions of leisure and business visitors each year from around the world.
There are so many expats here — a great community. In fact, that's one of the things that makes Dubai a unique place to live: it's a melting post of hundreds of different cultures from around the world because so many people move there.
The local currency is the dirham, which is pegged at AED 3.67 to 1 US dollar. Dubai is tolerant and cosmopolitan and all visitors are welcome.