Holidays to Dubai

If you always pack an extra bag for your city break, be sure to double it for Dubai. Shopping is serious business here, so you might as well do it properly. The supersized Dubai Mall is home to around 1,200 stores selling everything under the sun (except that it’s safely indoors and air-conditioned). It’s definitely the big cheese of shopping experiences. The heavily discounted Dubai Outlet Mall and the high-fashion Mall of the Emirates are also great bets for unbelievable buys.

You can’t get bored on a family holiday in Dubai, and that’s a fact! The sensational views from the Burj Khalifa make every jaw drop, while the Wild Wadi Waterpark and the IMG Worlds of Adventure will get hearts racing. Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo will keep your minds whirring too. And did we mention aquarium dives at Aquaventure World, interactive art experiences at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Children’s Museum or class seaside escapades at Kite Beach? Well, now you know!

Mamma Gump was wrong on both counts. It is, in fact, Dubai’s nightlife that is like a box of chocolates – because there’s something for every taste. If you want an over-the-top experience, head to Adaline for glam dining, live entertainment and masquerade balls in an opulent Jazz Age setting. For luxury vibes, classy cocktails and thumping DJ sets, Alma is a good bet. If it’s a quintessential Dubai kind of thing you’re after, well, ZETA Seventy Seven is as lofty as it sounds.