When booking your holiday to Dubai with one of the North's leading Independent Travel Agent, you have the assurance of specialist knowledge and expert advice. We will be more than happy to guide you through the choices and use our expertise to help you create the perfect holiday.

Here at Dawson and Sanderson we firmly believe in offering you complete choice. We realise people's tastes differ, so the products we offer are designed to be as flexible as you wish. The airlines you fly, the choice of hotels, pre-booking tours or just wanting that something extra special. Whatever you want, we'll do our best to see it's done for you. We offer a completely unbiased tailor made service giving you the holiday flexibility you need, all just a phone call away.

Overview

Dubai is the Middle East 's most dynamic destination, with some of the world's most luxurious and stunning hotels, high profile shopping and sports, spectacular landscapes and fine beaches.

Dubai has evolved as one of the world's top holiday destinations and nowhere can match the speed with which it has eased up the list of desirable holiday destinations. Whether it's for a luxurious beach holiday, short break or stopover en route to the Far East or Australasia .

Dubai offers that most essential requirement for British holidaymakers, guaranteed year round sunshine. Alongside soaring skyscraper hotels and shopping malls there is still a unique living culture, with glittering gold souqs, old fashioned dhow harbours, camel racing and desert safaris to name but a few.

The Dubai X – FACTOR

Dubai has it! Where else can you experience beach, mountains, golf, falconry displays, desert dinners, camel rides, souqs and international jazz amongst others?

Getting There

Flights from the UK are predominantly provided by Dubai 's own carrier, Emirates.

The airline's mix of Airbus A330's and Boeing 777's operate from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham , Manchester and Glasgow .

Newcomer Ethiad flies eight times a week from Heathrow to Dubai 's neighbour Abu Dhabi and daily from Gatwick (North Terminal) to the same destination. The airline provides a complimentary 60-minute coach transfer to Dubai 's beach hotels. Passengers can book transfers when purchasing their flights.

The launch of a Dubai service by Virgin Atlantic in March 2006, with four flights a week increasing to five in May and daily from June, will make Dubai even more accessible and attractive.

Other carriers to fly include KLM and Air France offering passengers local departures via Amsterdam and Paris Charles De Gaulle respectively.

Dubai 's success as a tourist destination has brought forward plans to open a brand new airport located in Jebel Ali, located 40 kilometres from the existing Dubai International Airport . When completed it will have a handling capacity of about 120 million passengers and will cover 140 square kilometres.

www.dubaiairport.com

Accommodation

Dubai 's hotels have quickly won worldwide reputation for offering the very best in leisure and business facilities. The best know example of this, and now Dubai 's most recognisable icon is the Burj Al Arab, at 1,000 ft the world's tallest hotel building.

Meaning The Arabian Tower, and housed within a magnificent sail shaped building approx. 280 metres offshore from Jumeirah Beach, the Burj has quickly established itself as a Dubai landmark. The hotel has 202 suites and believe it or not an underwater restaurant, truly an experience not to be missed!

www.burj-al-arab.com

Dubai 's first hotel to embrace futuristic design was the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Set on the shores of the Arabian Gulf, looking out towards The Burj Al Arab and built in an amazing shape that mirrors a breaking wave, this hotel has its own private beach and for those seeking a little more exhilaration, the Wild Wadi Water Park, a delightful break for both young and young at heart.

Latest additions include the Madinat Jumeirah Resort with the opening of the 292 room Al Qasr and 20 Arabian villas – Dar Al Masyaf. Al Qasr is a boutique style hotel featuring Arabic patterns and traditional natural materials.

Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa is located in the desert. Styled as a Bedouin fortress, this luxury family geared resort offers 115 deluxe rooms and suites, spa ans an Arabic open-air restaurant. Guests staying here can enjoy camel rides, dune bashing and for the younger holidaymaker, Sinbad's kids club.

Just a short ride from Dubai 's centre is The Emirates Group's Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa, a member of the leading small hotels of the world. Each Bedouin style suite has its own private swimming pool.

If you prefer the hustle and bustle of city life, downtown Dubai has plenty of hotels on offer. An Ibis and Novotel represent the mid-range sector up to The Fairmont Dubai, Renaissance Dubai and Taj Palace, to name but a few. Whatever your taste and budget, Dubai has something for everyone.

As an ever changing destination, Dubai has many exciting hotel and leisure developments underway. Some hotels are affected, however the developments are changing on a daily basis so please check with us for the latest updates.