Staying at Dubai Airport Hotel

Dubai's insatiable thirst for trade and commerce and tourism has never been hidden from anyone. Neither has its quest for providing a world-class hospitality been to a fairly large number of visitors that fly in each year. Dubai's hospitality has thus been catering to various clientele strata - the low-end, the middle stratum and the high-end clientele, all three included, and provides both Dubai cheap hotel and high-end accommodations with a chance to grow manifolds. In fact, the high-end clientele can decide to unwind within the airport itself by checking into the five star Dubai airport hotel.

While much of Dubai's landscape is stacked with cheap and high-end hospitality across its expanse, the planners have obviously given the visitors an extra breadth of staying at Dubai airport hotel. The deluxe five star facility, called Dubai international hotel, is located across two floors on the arrivals of Sheikh Rashid Terminal. There are 88 lavish suits for state-of-the-art living in this facility, all carrying room, laundry and other services offered through an interactive television - a source for high-speed Internet as well - 24 hours a day. Another block of 253-rooms can be availed at the level right above Dubai Duty Free. Not to forget the options awaiting in Dubai cheap hotel and high-end accommodations elsewhere.

Dubai's air-traffic has grown at a remarkable pace in the last few years. The figures show a growth of passenger traffic from 28.788 million in 2006 to 40.901 million in 2009, and that of the air-freight movements from 1.410 million tonnes to 1.927 million tonnes during the same period. A lot of facilities have either been built or are under construction to meet with this ever inflating growth. In the meanwhile, Dubai airport hotel takes care of the much needed hospitality for those needing to stay at the airport briefly. No doubt, they have other Dubai cheap hotel and high-end options to choose from elsewhere.

Travelers can avail the facilities of 130 airlines and fly-in and out of Dubai from 210 destinations across the world. Three international and regional airlines, viz. Emirates Airline, Emirates SkyCargo and Flydubai, have made their base in Dubai. Emirates Airline has a fleet of over 140 Airbus and Boeing aircraft flying allover the world. Emirates SkyCargo, as the name suggests, deals into the ever-growing freight market across the globe. Flydubai has a regional focus on its own part. This should help one understand the role of Dubai airport hotel amidst a hoard of other high-end and Dubai cheap hotel offerings elsewhere.

Travelers can quickly check-in and check-out at Dubai airport hotel, while awaiting for their respective flights. Around 5000 weekly flights operate from Dubai's International Airport, and this should only increase in the years to come. The airport has yet to be fully expanded, with work still continuing on at several places. It will have a capacity of 80 million passengers by the year 2012. Notwithstanding the ups an downs of Dubai's hospitality, including that of the high-end and Dubai cheap hotel segments, the airport facility may carry on for many years to come, thanks mainly due to its strategic location.

Pankaj Mohan is an Ahmedabad, India based freelance author who writes on Dubai extensively. Take a tour of DubaiShortStay.com to get information on Dubai airport hotel and Dubai cheap hotel offers.