Billed as the UAE's first large-scale indoor inflatable park, Air Maniax sits in the Al Quoz industrial district of Dubai, behind Dynatrade on 16 Street. The Al Quoz site is the brand's flagship, an indoor multi-activity hub spread across more than 2,000 square metres and built around a large inflatable arena. The concept grew out of a stated aim to tackle inactivity and combine fun with exercise, creating a home-grown alternative to international franchises with around fifteen indoor activiti.....

Styled as a grand Arabian summer palace, Al Qasr is the regal centrepiece of the sprawling Madinat Jumeirah resort. Its name meaning "the palace" in Arabic, the hotel anchors a recreation of a traditional Arabian township, complete with palm-lined waterways plied by abra boats and views toward the iconic Burj Al Arab. Opulent interiors, grand chandeliers and intricate Arabesque detailing set a tone of old-world luxury throughout. Guests have access to the wider Madinat Jumeirah complex, with i.....

A British-curriculum school whose auditorium and halls double as an events venue, Dubai Heights Academy sits in the Al Barsha South area of the city. Established in 2017, the academy follows the English national curriculum and serves pupils from the early years through to secondary level. Its campus was built with spacious classrooms, meeting and conference rooms, halls and a well-equipped auditorium fitted with modern stage and audiovisual technology. Beyond the school day, these facilities .....

Emirates Theatre is located in one of the most popular shopping destinations in Dubai, The Mall of Emirates. It consists of two theatre spaces. The larger one includes 500 seats, VIP boxes, a balcony and modern stage equipment. The venue is suitable for workshops, meetings, conferences and other educational events which attract business people and students. But the majority of visitors come there to enjoy spectacular shows, comedy stand-ups, dance performances and live concerts. Emirates Theatr.....

Flying from a helipad inside the Dubai Police Academy, HeliDubai runs scenic helicopter tours over the city from a central base in the Al Sufouh area, opposite the Mall of the Emirates. The operator offers sightseeing flights as its mainstay, alongside private charters, corporate transfers and aerial filming and photography work. Tours are sold in a range of lengths, from a short twelve-minute hop to flights of up to forty minutes, available as shared or private bookings. The shorter routes c.....

Built on an artificial island off Jumeirah Beach and shaped like a billowing sail, the Burj Al Arab is one of the most recognisable hotels in the world and a symbol of modern Dubai. It stands on a man-made island around 280 metres offshore, linked to the mainland by a private causeway. Construction began in 1994 and the hotel opened in 1999, developed by the Jumeirah Group and designed by the British architect Tom Wright of the firm Atkins. The project was reported to have cost around a billion.....

Spread across some 9,000 square feet in Al Barsha, Kids HQ is an indoor edutainment and soft-play centre on Umm Suqeim Road, aimed at younger children and families. It sits on the service road beside a furniture store, a short drive from the main highway. The centre is built around a large multi-level soft-play structure, with slides, climbing obstacles, crawl tunnels, a ball pit and trampolines making up the core of the play area. The layout is designed to let children burn energy in a safe, s.....

Stretching along approximately 2 kilometres of the broader Jumeirah coastline immediately south of the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel, Kite Beach is one of the most heavily visited public beaches in the broader Dubai region and the principal recreational beach for the broader watersports community. The wide white-sand beach is open to the public at no charge and is backed continuously along its full length by a substantial paved beachfront promenade. The beach takes its widely used Kite Beach name f.....

An indoor play centre in the Al Quoz district of Dubai, Koala Kids is a bright and lively world of soft play, trampolines and games for young children. It offers a safe and active escape from the heat of the city. The centre lies in a mixed district of the city, set up to give the young a place to climb, jump and play whatever the weather outside. Its indoor setting suits the warm climate. A large soft play area, with slides, climbing frames and tunnels, lets children clamber and explore in sa.....

Housed in a warehouse in the Al Quoz industrial district, Live@Play by Hive is a performing-arts and events space in Al Quoz Industrial Area 2, Dubai. It is run by The Hive, a Dubai performing-arts school, as a venue for live shows. The space occupies a converted warehouse unit, in keeping with the creative venues that have grown up across the Al Quoz industrial area. Its raw, flexible interior suits an intimate, informal style of performance. As a black-box-style room, it hosts a varied progr.....