Will Dubai Become the New Orlando
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Visiting Orlando (or the US in general) hasn’t become easier over the last years for non US citizens. Airfare prices, long security check ins, it’s all keeping away many potential future visitors. Looking at an European view (living in Europe) I see many people enjoying a holiday closer to home not willing to spend the extra money and loose all that time checking in and going true the many security procedures. Obviously the procedures and security standards are there for a reason, and while I have no problem with them, many others just don’t want to take part into this long “getting there” part.
My next trip alone will cost me 15 hours from airport to airport (this includes an unfortunately long 4 hours stop over in Newark). Include the minimum 2 hour you need to be at the airport before leaving, getting to the airport and getting to Walt Disney World afterwards. I am looking at a 20 hour day… Not something I am looking forwards too (my holiday starts when I arrive, not when I leave my door), but at the end it will have been worth it, being the Disney Geek I am.
But like I said, this is not for everybody. A little closer for most Europeans (but also for others) is Dubai. Could Dubai become their new Orlando destination for those people?
