The Palace The Old Town Dubai
One of the most controversial issues on the international scene in recent years must surely be globalization. Regardless of your views on the issue, globalization has resulted in a real spread of ideas in the modern world, and has led to perhaps a slight loss of distinct identities, while at the same time providing an illumination of other cultures for people who would previously never have known that much about them. This is viewed as a gain by many but a loss by others. At the end of the day though, what really matters is how it effects the world in general – and overall it seems to have found favor with more people than it has offended. In the past few decades, Dubai has been touched by globalization in a way that few other cities have.
The major reason for this effect is that Dubai has experienced a major regeneration over the past 20-25 years and as a result has assimilated a lot of different influences from the people in control of the regeneration. Building requires investment, and Dubai has seen a lot of building in the past quarter of a century, to the point where it is now one of the major tourist cities in the entire world. The investment required has come from within but also from major players in the business world beyond as a result of this, those influences have come to bear on Dubai, and there are many who feel that the city has become somewhat indistinct, with little of its own culture still recognizable from what it once was.
There is no question that the city of Dubai has assimilated these influences and there is also little doubt that it is still finding its feet as compared to places like Paris and London, major tourist destinations and business cities which also manage to retain very distinct identities. It would perhaps be naive to expect that in pulling in so many different threads so quickly to create a tapestry, Dubai would remain substantively the same. Yet there are still many who would decry this is a surrender to globalization, while others trumpet it as a victory for the global marketplace of ideas. Is either side correct? Who knows, really?
It would, however, be unfair to suggest that the identity of Dubai has been lost altogether. As with many thriving conurbations, Dubai still has an “old city” at its heart, and this is seen at its optimum level in the Burj Dubai area. Among the hotels in this bewitching, soulful part of Dubai is The Palace The Old Town - a hotel that manages to simultaneously hark back to an old era while remaining firmly in the present, looking to the future with enthusiasm. Although located in the old Dubai, it is conveniently located for the shopping malls and other tourist amenities of Dubai. This is no easy trick, but is pulled off with style. The Palace The Old Town is a spot you should certainly consider for your Dubai holiday.
