EXCITING THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN UAE

Christmas and New Year is ahead and we are sure everyone would have made plans for it. As every year there are a lot of exciting things in the country on this special occasion. This time also the country has made exciting and thrilling plans for their citizens in order to make their evening more special. Here are a few suggestions from UAE TOP 10:

Get huge discounts on international brands at Dubai World Trade Centre from 15th-19th December.

You can visit Santa’s Bentley at St. Regis Dubai from 7th-31st December and spend your entire evening in Winter Garden Market, snowball fight and can also do shopping.

Visit the capital and enjoy snow at Al Maryah Island, this snow village is recently opened and is worth coming as the place has activities for the entire family.

Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai is transformed into Area 01 with pop-up food and market stalls also live music from the city’s best local acts.

Residents of Dubai can also ride a cycle throughout the city on 16th December as Dubai Autodrome is providing rental bicycle with all its accessories.

BEST SPA IN THE WORLD: EMIRATES PALACE ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi cleaned up at the 2016 World Spa Awards, walking away with six of the 24 possible titles — and it’s easy to see why.

From traditional hammams beneath marbled mosaic domes to 24-carat gold facials and diamond scrubs, the UAE capital has a spa offering that razzles and dazzles. Just don’t expect it to come cheap, as the majority of spas are housed in the city’s five-star hotels. For travelers willing to splash out to unwind in the most sumptuous of settings, here are 10 of Abu Dhabi’s finest.

Emirates Palace Spa

Winner of the World’s Best Hotel Spa 2016 award

The celeb-favorite, ultra-decadent Emirates Palace hotel is all about Arabic glam.

Massive domes and gold leaf decorate the interiors, while rooms come with marble baths and private butlers.

The spa has a similar vibe with Moroccan-inspired spaces with draped curtains and opulent fabrics.

Decadent delight

Offering guests the chance to be painted with gold and massaged with diamonds, the A Day of Gold package features over-the-top ingredients.

The nearly six-hour process includes a hammam using gold soap and a gold clay body mask, a 90-minute massage with diamond-infused oil, lunch, a 24-carat gold facial and a Bastien Gonzalez pedicure. Cost: $1,140.

Most popular

The Bespoke Massage starts with a personal consultation then stretches into 60 minutes of massage-based luxury. Cost: $181.

Emirates Palace Spa, West Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi; +971 2 690 9000

TOP HOTELS IN DUBAI

Dubai has earned the unprecedented reputation of a de facto tourist paradise; behind this remarkable success is a thriving hotel industry which acts as a magnet for tourists from all over the globe. With more than 550 hotels and over 137,000 rooms, Dubai arguably is one of the top spots for globetrotters and visitors.

Gigantic amalgamated concrete and glass structures, breathtaking views, underwater suites, double story deluxe suites connected through royal marble foyer and gold plated taps are few things that are not found anywhere else in the world apart from the futuristic city of Dubai; a place that literally drips opulence.

Burj Al Arab is the crown jewel of Arabian Gulf; emerging from sea depth soaring towards skies, this arguably is the most luxurious, opulent and extravagant hotel, literally one of its kind on the entire planet. Only seven star hotel in the world, spectacular and majestic, a quintessential combination of authenticity and exceptionablity, a live marvel of modern technology and architecture providing a lifetime experience to it residents through its sublime fountains, marble staircases, astounding balcony views, multiple story deluxe suites; it is a grandeur experience that cannot be explained in words.

TOP COMMERCIAL TOWERS IN ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi has a long list of studded commercial towers, ones that are equipped with every modern necessity, office spaces and workstations are situated at the top floors providing a breathtaking view of the city, people striving for cutting edge shopping experience are often found lunging to and fro in the malls in search for their priority items. Awesome restaurants in these malls take the entire shopping experience to a whole new level, providing shoppers with leverage in the form of variety and quality. Abu Dhabi is exceeding expectations with the unprecedented growth in the commercial sectors, in the last year alone; sector witnessed a growth of 10%, which is simply astounding.

BEST MALLS IN DUBAI

If you are on a shopping spree and hunting for unheard of pastures then Dubai is the perfect spot as it never seizes to surprise. Shopping arenas almost double the size of soccer fields are erected to fulfill the never ending appetite of shopping lovers. Dubai has numerous shopping malls that possess the uncanny ability to stun onlookers with mere their vastness and exuberance. Dubai is home to one of the most expensive and largest shopping mega structure on earth; Dubai Mall, this particular shopping arena took two years to complete and now is a home to more than 14,000 shops, you simply name the brand and there it is right in front of you in Dubai Mall.

Malls in Dubai are much more than shopping centers; they are massive entertainment units containing something for all taste buds. There are underwater monstrous aquariums, so you can shop in the company of sharks and giant jelly fish, there are skiing resorts right in the heart of deserts and lastly when you feel like you’ve seen it all, Dubai Shopping Malls mesmerize you with their exotic and rustic cafes and restaurant