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Dubai has emerged as the one among the most favorite destinations for travelers from the world over who are in search of the most luxurious vacation trips. They can have exotic quality of dining and all comforts of the various five star hotels in Dubai. The sandy beaches and various spots for sightseeing make the trip to Dubai the most memorable.

Youngsters as well as newly married couples are highly thrilled at the amusement parks, the various events and also with the variety of other outdoor activities. Tour organizers all over the world offer very attractive packages for holiday trips to Dubai. Besides sightseeing and other refreshing activities shopping at the great malls of Dubai is indeed a great experience.

Specialties from all parts of the world are available in these malls. The tourism industry in Dubai has recorded a tremendous growth and within a short span of time Dubai could succeed in becoming a global brand of tourism.

Blend of cultures

The tourists at Dubai experience a perfect blend of traditional culture of Dubai and the modern culture. Dubai tourism is designed by modern architects as well as historians. While developing Dubai as the most modern tourist center adequate care has been taken to protect its rich cultural heritage.

While bringing up Dubai with the latest technology and innovations the local people never compromised with the cultural values of ancient Dubai. Since the blend of ancient and modern makes its presence everywhere in Dubai the past glory of Dubai is still alive.

Those who visit Dubai are overwhelmed with the hospitality they get there. English language is very common all over Dubai so that international tourists find it very comfortable to communicate during their visit to Dubai.

Tourism the most flourishing industry

The tourism industry is very significant for Dubai since it has greatly contributed to faster economic growth of the country. The anticipation is that in coming years the tourism industry in Dubai will reach the first position pushing down oil export to second position.

Tourism has been identified as the base for Dubais future economic growth. The hotel industry is well flourishing in Dubai and there are more than 200 star hotels that provide world class accommodation facilities to the visitors from all parts of the world. The spectacular Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai is one of the most famous hotels in the world.

The Royal Mirage Hotel, Ajman Resort, Wild Wadi Park and Al Maha etc are the other major places of attraction for tourists in Dubai.

The international tourism hub

Travelers with different interests find Dubai as their favorite travel destination. Dubai tourism offers immense opportunities and facilities for various tourist activities sightseeing, beaches and natural beauty, variety shopping, culture, purchase of fashion articles, luxury and comfort, fishing, theme parks and all modern tourist activities and entertainments.

All types of international cuisines are offered at the hotels in Dubai. The Chinese cuisine at Zheng He, the various national and international cuisines at Al Muna, the Cocktails at Bahri Bar, the French cuisine at Hotel Pierchic and the Thai Cuisine at Pai Thai are the prices of Dubai tourism.

The beaches in Dubai are known for their serene atmosphere and peaceful surroundings. The restaurants and resorts are linked by waterways.

Environmental, social and ethical pressures on the global textiles and fashion sector emerged in Europe in the early 1980s. The main driver was consumer concern over the safety of the materials. However in parallel with this trend, a minority group of ethical consumers demanded chemical-free and low environmental impact clothing and fashion goods. This resulted in the European and later the US organic labeling system being extended to include criteria for clothing and textiles, such as organic cotton. As of 2007, the sector was the fastest growing part of the global cotton industry with growth of more than 50% a year. With reference to safety standards, primarily addressing consumer concern over chemicals in textiles, the Oeko-Tex standard has become highly popular in the industry. Although unknown to consumers, It tests for chemicals such as flame retardants in clothes and categorizes goods according to their likely exposure to humans (e.g. baby clothes must adhere to the strictest standards for chemicals). Thus the issue of chemicals in clothing has become largely one of liability risk control for the industry with the consumers obviously expecting products to pose no risk to their health. Organic and eco fashion and textiles attracts a far smaller, but fast growing group of consumers, largely in Western Europe and Coastal US.

Of far greater concern to the global fashion sector is the issue of worker welfare. The issue was highlighted by pressure groups such as Global Exchange in the US targeting Levis and Nike and others.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s anecdotal evidence began emerging from labor activists in the US and Europe concerning the supply chains and overseas factories of leading US and European multinationals. A key target was the world’s leading maker of denim jeans Levi Strauss, but more significantly Nike, the world’s largest sports shoe marketing firm. Global Exchange launched its Nike Anti Sweatshop campaign, focusing on the firms sourcing in China and Indonesia.

Issues included child labor, minimum wages, working hours and employee benefits. Activists argued that such issues should not differ too widely from standards mandatory in the West, while Nike argued at the time that differing national economic and social conditions dictated different standards globally. A good deal of negotiations and stakeholder meetings led to a generally accepted code of practice for labor management in developing countries acceptable to most parties involved. The SA 8000 emerged as the leading industry driven voluntary standard on worker welfare issues. SA 8000 supporters now include the GAP, TNT and others and SAI reports that as of 2008, almost 1 million workers in 1700 facilities have achieved SA 8000 certification. Such a certification requires investment in the process but also more significantly in changing labor practices such as wage structures. It is clearly being driven by large US and European multinationals that may require certain suppliers to gain certification.

The Fair Trade movement has also had a significant impact on the fashion business. The standard combines a number of ethical issues of potential concern to consumers environmental factors, fair treatment of developing country suppliers and worker welfare. The Fair Trade label has show explosive growth.

Albeit on a very small scale and not always at the top end of the fashion industry, many niche brands have emerged which promote themselves primarily on sustainability grounds People Tree in the UK states that it creates Fair Trade and organic clothing and accessories by forming lasting partnerships with Fair Trade, organic producers in developing countries. Leading fashion journal Marie Claire ranked its top 10 eco brands in a recent issue. The key issues remain chemicals in clothing (certified by organic and Fair Trade labels), worker treatment (certified by SA 8000 and Fair Trade) and increasingly mainstream environmental issues such as climate change. The Carbon Reduction Label verifies a products cradle-to-grave carbon footprint, although is not specific to clothing. Mainstream brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, H&M and Zara have been slower to make firm commitments on the full rage of ethical issues due to the difficulties of switching their supply chains and products lines completely in favor of organic or Fair Trade certified or other standards and norms. They are however, moving slowing to ensure they capture the market if it becomes significant the worlds largest fashion brand Louis Vuitton recently acquired a small eco fashion label. It is clear, however from the example of Nike and Levis, however that certain issues are here to stay, such as a demand by Western consumers that leading brands manage the issue of worker welfare in their supply chain properly.