All-new Dubai visitors' guide

The tourists are back in Dubai in their droves, with visitors from across the world booking up hotels and filling the malls of our coastal city. In 2011, the number of tourists visiting Dubai rose ten percent, with 9.3 million descending on the emirate across the year (smashing the initial prediction of 8 million).

According to the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Ski Dubai, Palm Islands, The Dubai Mall and Atlantis The Palm top the list of tourist attractions in our emirate. As long as you live here, in one of the world’s most talked-about cities, you’ll need to be prepared to host visiting friends, family and all manner of random acquaintances, often at short notice. Fortunately, we have plenty of suggestions up our sleeve with this comprehensive list of itineraries to suit a variety of guests and situations.