TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

One of the best things about the Address is the view from the balconies. Most of the rooms look out on the centerpiece of downtown Dubai, the world’s tallest building called the Burj Khalifa. And it is something to see. At nearly 2,000 feet, the Burj Khalifa is almost twice the height of the Empire State Building.

The shopping malls and leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties has introduced air-conditioned trolley buses, each with a capacity of 25 passengers to enhance the ease of access for visitors to Downtown Dubai. The 500-acre mega-development in the heart of Dubai features several must-visit tourist attractions including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building; The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, and The Dubai Fountain, the world's tallest performing fountain.

The Mission: Impossible films rely on exotic destinations, perhaps none more so than Ghost Protocol, which shifts from Budapest to Moscow to Dubai to Mumbai to, um, Seattle. The third leg of that journey is basically just an excuse to shoot at the Burj Khalifa, the 2,716-foot skyscraper that currently reigns as the world’s tallest building.

The self-styled "French Spiderman" on Friday climbed up one of Bucharest's tallest buildings, the Hotel Intercontinental, as part of a publicity campaign. Alain Robert, 48, crawled up balcony after balcony of the 22-storey building, using a rope and a harness.

Burj Khalifia, the world’s tallest tower, will reopen on Feb. 14 following the closure of its 124th- floor observation deck, according to ticket sellers for the Dubai attraction. Ambulances were sent to the tower on Feb. 6 to treat 12 people who had been stranded in a stalled elevator and “dozens” of others who had been trapped on the observation platform, according to Fahad Al Zarouni, deputy director of operations at Dubai’s Center for Ambulance Services. None were hospitalized.

For the very first time, these designers will exhibit their design concepts side by side on the runway in a fashion event that is certain to amaze and inspire.SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS will present ‘Sens e of Two’ at the prestigious Armani Hotel in Dubai, UAE, on November 30th, 2011.

The Women Committee, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has recently held a unique entertainment tour for as many as 120 RTA female employees and wives of RTA employees, to the top of Burj Khalifa during which they enjoyed a thrilling sky-high view of the Dubai City from the tallest man-made structure in the planet. The tour, which will remain live in the memories of all participants, included taking a lunch high in the sky, attending water shows, a tour of the tower and taking memorable photos.

The Burj Khalifa remains closed to the public, after ‘maintenance’ issues forced its closure on February 7. This is bad news for the countless Dubai residents and tourists who bought tickets, and who now face the annoyance of obtaining a refund, or rebooking at a later date.

The city’s most spectacular boulevard is set to become Dubai’s must-visit culinary destination; the 3.5km Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard is now home to one of the largest of its kind choice of exquisite delicacies, with over 50 new food and beverage outlets lining the glorious fairway.

At 2717 feet it towers above the competition—it's more than two and a half times the size of the Chrysler tower, and while the previous top five highest buildings were all within a couple of hundred feet of each other, the 160-story Burj Khalifa beats the old world-record-holder, the Taipei 101, by some 900 feet. For size-conscious architects, the gauntlet hasn't been thrown. It has been launched into space and threatens to blot out the sun.