Compare Dubai holidays

Serious luxury and white-sand beaches

Having spent much of the last century as little more than a desert fishing settlement, the rampant escalation in the popularity of Dubai holidays over the last two decades has given rise to a gleaming array of five-star resorts, sky-piercing towers, fine dining restaurants and designer shopping centres.

In 2019, Dubai does mindboggling luxury like nowhere else. Dubai holidays now come with expectations of cutting-edge hospitality and world-class service levels.

All-inclusive in Dubai

Not content with having the world's tallest building, largest shopping mall and richest horse race, Dubai also serves up almost every kind of fun-in-the-sun visitor attraction you might care to think of, from water parks to outdoor nightclubs.

Many people come for the long white beaches but it's all-inclusive deals - and the extravagance that goes hand in hand with it - that keeps them coming back.

Traditional at heart

That's not to say it doesn't value its traditions. Fewer than 10 per cent of Dubai's 2.7 million strong population are Emiratis (if you're looking for a cultural melting pot, this is the place), but the destination still holds close to its Arabian roots.

For visitors, a traditional Dubai holiday crams in everything from heritage forts, jewellery souks and cultural museums to camel rides, creek cruises and desert dinners.

Whatever your holiday desires

Being easily accessible from the UK, Dubai is also somewhere that caters for various different kinds of getaway, from fly-and-flop beach escapes and all-inclusive holidays to short breaks and weekend breaks in Dubai.

Holidays here don't have to cost the earth either. Compared to some of the longer-established resort destinations around the world, it's easy to find cheap holidays in Dubai, particularly if you compare the many Dubai deals on package holidays.