As well as luxury hotels and the fames man made archipelago stretching into the sea outside the city, Dubai is known for its malls, and first amongst them all is the Mall of the Emirates. This multi-level shopping mall currently features more than 630 retail outlets, 7900 parking spaces, over 100 restaurants and cafes, 80 luxury stores and 250 flagship stores. Wow. The mall also hosts cultural activities, as it hosts the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre as well as the Magic planet (a definite destination if you’re travelling with kids), but perhaps the most surprising feature of the Mall of the Emirates is Ski Dubai, is a large indoor skiing facility (the first indoor ski slope in the Middle East and the world’s larges indoor ski park) offering snowboarding, ski lessons, children’s play area and cafe.
