Dubai is a city of contrasts Where the old and new makes it a mysterious exciting place to it's visitors. It is a very welcoming city and increasingly becoming very well known world wide.  Some people believe  "Dubai'  is a shorter form of the word "Daba' meaning a prospering or florishing market. It has several names such as the City of Gold because of its famed Gold Market, The Internet City and The City that Cares since the merchants set aside  money from its promotions for charities. Dubai has worked very hard to achieve its fame.  It is also the venue of many major world class sporting events such as The Dubai Desert Classic Gulf Tournament, The ATP-sanctioned Dubai Tennis Open, The Dubai Sevens ( Rugby Meetings), The Emirates Grand Prix (off-shore Power Boat Championship), and The UAE Desert Challenge, and The Dubai World Cup.