Entertainment, food, spa - the list is endless. Wu Liping finds out there is so much to do at the legendary resorts, spread out on Dubai's man-made Palm Island.
Women pose for a picture during a folk festival at an open-air museum in Tbilisi
Pakistani Muslims offer special prayer "Taraweeh" during the holy month of Ramadan in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on July 21, 2012.
Wax figures of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are displayed during a media briefing for the opening of the Madame Tussauds Tokyo wax museum, in Tokyo November 28, 2012.
Chinese tourists flocked to Thailand, South Korea and Europe during the holiday. It's estimated that the number of tourists travelling overseas rose by 50%.
Cambodia attracted approximately 2.86 million international tourists in the first ten months of this year, up 24 percent over the same period last year.
Visitors view winter red leaves in Rikugi Garden of Tokyo, Japan, Nov 27, 2012.
During the festival, straw effigies of the demon Ghantakarna are burned to symbolise the destruction of evil.
The first Vietnam International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (VIHABF) will be held in central Binh Thuan province from August 29 to September 3.
People clad in kimono participate a celebration to greet the "tanabata" which falls on July 7 annually, in Tokyo, capital of Japan.
Light and sound show brightens Supertrees Grove in Singapore.
Traditional Star Festival celebrated at Tokyo Disneyland.