| At the present time, the centre of the | | | | Majid Al Futtaim has a massive shopping mall |
| construction boom is undoubtedly Dubai. In | | | | and indoor ski resort under construction on a |
| the hotel sector alone there are plans to | | | | nearby site.Around the Gulf region shopping |
| build 150 more hotels over the next five to | | | | malls are under construction all over the |
| seven years, expanding the number of hotel | | | | place. But for now the focus of building |
| rooms from 20,000 in 1990 to 55,000.Other new | | | | activity is Dubai , and all these new |
| projects underway in Dubai are the $2 billion | | | | offices, homes and hotels will need furniture |
| Dubai International Financial Centre, a huge | | | | and interior design. |
| office complex rumored to include a major | | | | |
| skyscraper; the $2.5 billion expansion of the | | | | In 2003, the value of building projects |
| Dubai International Airport; the $3 billion | | | | under construction in the UAE were estimated |
| Palm Island project; $1.6 billion Dubai | | | | at $28 Billion. The projects include new |
| Marina leisure and residential development; | | | | high-rise commercial/residential districts, |
| $1.6 billion Festival City mixed-use | | | | hotels, houses, hospitals, schools, |
| development; further phases of the Dubai | | | | universities, public parks, large shopping |
| Internet City and Media City; and the new | | | | centers, beach resorts, man-made residential |
| Convention Centre at the Dubai World Trade | | | | islands, the massive expansion of the |
| Centre.In addition, Emaar Properties is | | | | airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi , and other |
| developing the Emirates Hills/Emirates Lakes | | | | commercial premises. |
| into a massive residential new town, and | | | | |