oil and gas. Cleary from the statistics we can see that the oil sector comprises of less than 6% economy of Dubai that was primarily dependent on oil as a main source of revenue in the past. Although it is true that Dubai’s economy was initially build on the revenues generated by its reserves of oil and natural gas but with time the oil reserves have reduced significantly and to maintain the income, it has concentrated on the tourism industry to generate good revenues. Other Emirates are doing the same and since oil and natural gas reserves are limited, UAE plans to harness the strength in its tourism industry.
本篇留学生作业指出人们对阿联酋的经济有错误的误解；他们认为这主要是由石油和天然气驱动的。从统计数据中我们可以清楚地看到，石油行业占迪拜经济的不到6%，迪拜过去主要依赖石油作为主要收入来源。尽管迪拜的经济最初确实建立在其石油和天然气储量产生的收入之上，但随着时间的推移，石油储量大幅减少，为了维持收入，迪拜将重点放在旅游业上，以产生良好的收入。其他阿联酋也在这样做，由于石油和天然气储量有限，阿联酋计划利用其旅游业的实力。
All the Emirates realize the future scope of tourism industry and have also invested in their tourism industry and the airlines industry so as to generate foreign cash in UAE. Dubai which is the most famous Emirate, has managed to transform into a gigantic and magnificent metropolis offering luxury and modernity from a mere desert in few decades. Another large contributing sector of Dubai’s economy is the real estate which forms 22.6% of the economy of Dubai. The great success of this industry is owed to the focus on tourism. Though this sector is growing in the entire UAE, it still needs to catch up in other Emirates as much as it is in Dubai. The airline industry, which is very important considering the economy which invests in tourism for its bright future prospects.
阿联酋认识到旅游业的未来，并对其旅游业和航空业进行了投资，以在阿联酋产生外国现金。迪拜是最著名的酋长国，几十年来，它从一片沙漠变成了一个巨大而宏伟的大都市，提供奢华和现代。迪拜经济的另一大贡献部门是房地产，占迪拜经济的22.6%。这个行业的巨大成功归功于对旅游业的关注。尽管该行业在整个阿联酋都在增长，但它仍需要在其他阿联酋赶上迪拜。考虑到投资旅游业的经济前景光明，航空业是非常重要的。
National Airlines of the UAE are:阿联酋国家航空公司
Emirates Airlines: completely owned by the Dubai government.阿联酋航空：完全由迪拜政府所有。
Etihad Airways: National Airline of UAE set up in July 2003.阿提哈德航空公司：阿联酋国家航空公司，成立于2003年7月。
The major international airports in UAE are Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.阿联酋的主要国际机场有阿布扎比、艾因、迪拜、沙迦、哈伊马角和富查伊拉。
TOURISM & AIRLINES INDUSTRY & IT’S CONTRIBUTION TO UAE ECONOMY 旅游航空业对阿联酋经济的贡献
Dubai, which is the most popular emirate of UAE, is now one of the hottest destinations for shopping, trading and travel and tourism industry. The factors which influence tourism for any country are as follows: Infrastructure, Safety and security, Cultural and natural resources, Health and hygiene; Air, ground and sea transport, tourism policy and rules and regulations, Information and Communication. Earnings of around AED98.6 billion in the fiscal year of 2006 are projected to reach AED170.7 billion by the year 2016 thus playing a crucial role in the economy. World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC), a regulatory and research body for world tourism ranked UAE 18th (world rankings) considering international tourism. The importance of tourism is clearly observable in UAE’s GDP share which is 19%, 5% higher than the UK and 7% than the USA. Over the years the government of UAE has concentrated largely on tourism they have invested large capitals in order to promote their tourism in the process they have built sky scrapers, clean and well knit network of roads. The government has focused on providing world class facilities, in the process creating architectural designs and buildings which attracts tourists from all around the world. As the real estate industry is closely related to the tourism industry it has developed as a major industry in United Arab Emirates and contributes greatly to its economy. From the facts mentioned above it can be ascertained that there has been a shift in UAE’s economy from being solely dependent on oil to development of other sectors by using the large amounts of money coming from the oil to development of other sectors like tourism. The advantages such as strong economic growth and the centralized location co
