{"id":1096,"date":"2022-05-05T22:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/historyofskiing\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2022-05-07T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T17:10:26","slug":"skiing-in-dubai-its-possible-from-2005-to-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/historyofskiing\/2022\/05\/05\/skiing-in-dubai-its-possible-from-2005-to-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiing in Dubai? It&#8217;s Possible: From 2005 to The Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This podcast focuses on Ski Dubai, an 22,500 square meter indoor ski complex in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Started as a dream to increase tourism in this city in the desert, Ski Dubai has since exceeded expectations and has earned a revenue of 17 million dollars in the past year. It was built as an extension of the famous Mall of the Emirates and its temperature is kept between 28 and 30 degrees Fahrenheit in order for visitors to ski all year long. This podcast will answer if and to what extent Ski Dubai increased the amount of tourism in Dubai. A short history of the ski complex, an overview of its layout, its sustainability, and reviews from people who have skied there will be provided as well to understand its appeal to international tourists. There will also be a special interview with an American guest who has skied there and who regularly skis at Aspen Resort in Colorado. The purpose of this interview will be to compare Ski Dubai to a top-notch ski resort in the United States, and whether Ski Dubai is really as marvelous and worth a visit as advertised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/historyofskiing\/files\/2022\/05\/DUBAISKIFINAL.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/45592569@N06\/5607438621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5149\/5607438621_c5ae299437.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Dubai\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Image by neekoh.fi <\/em> (found on the public domain)<br><em>https:\/\/wordpress.org\/openverse\/image\/bf048a49-9726-4cc5-965f-4e284344473f<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ali, Syed. <em>Dubai Guilded Cage<\/em>. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspen Snowmass. \u201cDiscover Aspen Snowmass.\u201d Aspen Snowmass, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspensnowmass.com\/discover\">https:\/\/www.aspensnowmass.com\/discover<\/a> (accessed April 19, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker, Sinead. \u201cI tried out Dubai\u2019s indoor ski slope in the desert \u2013 but while it\u2019s undeniably a technical marvel, the novelty doesn\u2019t last long.\u201d <em>Insider<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/ski-dubai-review-what-like-ski-inside-dubai-mall-2019-11\">https:\/\/www.insider.com\/ski-dubai-review-what-like-ski-inside-dubai-mall-2019-11<\/a>. December 1, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beames, Simon and Mike Brown. \u201cDisneyization and the Provision of Leisure Experiences<em>.<\/em>\u201d In <em>The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory<\/em>, edited by Karl Spracklen et al., 855-871.  New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, [2017] doi:10.1057\/978-1-137-56479-5_48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blogger, GMI. \u201cDubai Tourism Statistics 2021 [Infographics].\u201d <em>Global Media Insight, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmediainsight.com\/blog\/dubai-tourism-statistics\/\">https:\/\/www.globalmediainsight.com\/blog\/dubai-tourism-statistics\/<\/a>. February 3, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolleter, Julian. \u201cReconnecting Dubai with its Landscape.\u201d <em>Landscape Architecture Australia<\/em>, no. 141 (2014): 14-20. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/48513244\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/48513244<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diedrich, Richard J. <em>Building Type Basics for Recreational Facilities. <\/em>Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley &amp; Sons, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai Tourism. \u201cAnnual Visitor Report 2019.\u201d Last modified May 1, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/dubaitourism.getbynder.com\/m\/3e56c8625ed93ce0\/original\/DTCM-ANNUAL-REPORT-2019-EN.pdf\">https:\/\/dubaitourism.getbynder.com\/m\/3e56c8625ed93ce0\/original\/DTCM-ANNUAL-REPORT-2019-EN.pdf<\/a> (accessed May 1, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>g 360 Global. \u201cWho We Are.\u201d g 360 Global, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.360ggroup.com\/about\/\">http:\/\/www.360ggroup.com\/about\/<\/a> (accessed April 18, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson, Joan C. \u201cTourism in Dubai: Overcoming Barriers to Destination Development.\u201d <em>International Journal of Tourism Research <\/em>(2006): 87-99. doi:10.1.1.606.2930.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katz, Marisa. \u201cDesert Storm.\u201d <em>Ski Magazine<\/em>, November 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rubin, Jeff. <em>Why Your World Is About to Get a Lot Smaller<\/em>. United States: Random House of Canada, 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saleh, Salma. \u201cInternational Overnight Visitors to Dubai 2010-2018.\u201d <em>Statista, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/284636\/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations\/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20tourists%20in,U.S.%20dollars%20there%20in%202016\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/284636\/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations\/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20tourists%20in,U.S.%20dollars%20there%20in%202016<\/a>. February 14, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ski Dubai. \u201cSustainability Facts.\u201d Ski Dubai, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skidxb.com\/sustainability\">https:\/\/www.skidxb.com\/sustainability<\/a> (accessed April 18, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tivers, Jacqueline. \u201cFrom Artificiality to Authenticity? The Development of Dry Ski-Slopes in England and Wales.\u201d <em>Area<\/em> 29, no. 4 (1997): 344\u201356. http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20003827.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tripadvisor. \u201cSki Dubai.\u201d Tripadvisor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g295424-d561527-Reviews-or30-Ski_Dubai-Dubai_Emirate_of_Dubai.html\">https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g295424-d561527-Reviews-or30-Ski_Dubai-Dubai_Emirate_of_Dubai.html<\/a> (accessed April 24, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Special thanks to Dr. Judith Miller for the idea<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This podcast focuses on Ski Dubai, an 22,500 square meter indoor ski complex in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Started as a dream to increase tourism in this city in the desert, Ski Dubai has since exceeded expectations and has earned a revenue of 17 million dollars in the past year. It was built &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/historyofskiing\/2022\/05\/05\/skiing-in-dubai-its-possible-from-2005-to-the-present\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Skiing in Dubai? 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