Dubai is one of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is located in the south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula, with the largest population of 2.2 million, of which 15% are Emiratis and 65% are South Asians. Over the decades, Dubai has experienced incredible growth, growing from a small fishing town to one of the most iconic cities in the world. Growth is based on oil discoveries and the revenues they generate. (Mazza, nd) Over the past half century, Dubai's economy was based on fishing, pearl diving, date farming, camel breeding and maritime trade. At the turn of the 20th century, Dubai was an easy port to attract settlers from Iran and India. This resulted in a large Indian population that settled in Dubai and was particularly active in shopping. This cosmopolitan atmosphere and air of tolerance began to attract other foreigners. This article aims to study the means used by Dubai to attract globalization and develop its tourism industry. Dubai has placed tourism at the heart of its economic development plans to diversify and strengthen its economy, while reducing its dependence on fluctuations in oil prices (Sharpley 2008). The plans were successful; in 2007, non-oil revenues accounted for 63% of GDP, with Dubai's contribution being 29% to the UAE's total GDP. What is more surprising is that due to Dubai's desire to use tourism to diversify its economy, Dubai contributes over 80% of the UAE's non-oil GDP. Dubai is now considered one of the top tourist destinations in the world. In 2011, Dubai's main source markets for tourists outside the United Arab Emirates were Saudi Arabia, India, the United Kingdom, Iran and the United States.Tourism in DubaiTourism in Dubai is an element important part of the Dubai government's strategy to keep the movement moving...... middle of paper ...... travel and tourism packages all contribute to the continued growth of the tourism industry. Tourism has also had both positive and negative impacts on Dubai. This boosted Dubai's economy, but had negative consequences. The negative points are mainly cultural dilution and poor working conditions for informal sector workers. Works CitedBrook, D. (2013). How Dubai became Dubai. A history of the cities of the future. Marketing, D.D. (2012). Dubai for tourism. Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mazza, GC (nd). Development of tourism in Dubai. Retrieved 02/25/2014 from Gastronomy and Global cities: http://laudergastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Development-of-Tourism-in-Dubai_Grace-Chang-Mazza.pdfSharpey, R. ( 2008). Planning and development of tourism and hospitality. In R. Sharpley and R. Sharpley, Tourism planning: the case of Dubai (pp.. 13-30).