{"id":10385,"date":"2021-01-24T12:48:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T08:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=10385"},"modified":"2021-01-24T12:48:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T08:48:52","slug":"cnns-richard-quest-explores-the-spirit-and-identity-of-dubai-on-quests-world-of-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2021\/01\/24\/cnns-richard-quest-explores-the-spirit-and-identity-of-dubai-on-quests-world-of-wonder\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s Richard Quest Explores The Spirit And Identity Of Dubai On Quest\u2019s World Of Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In\u00a0the latest edition of CNN\u2019s\u00a0<em>Quest\u2019s World of Wonder<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 a monthly travel show, hosted by the globe-trotting\u00a0<strong>Richard Quest<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the programme explores how Dubai has transformed itself from a small trading outpost into a global metropolis in less than 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand this transformation and the true essence of the city, Quest begins his journey at the Dubai Creek where he meets\u00a0<strong>Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem<\/strong>. Having started his career as a customs inspector in the 1970s, Bin Sulayem outlines how trading and the creek are part of the city\u2019s heritage before the expansion of tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>It wasn\u2019t easy like today, but we survived. And so how do you survive?\u00a0 Necessity is the mother of invention and everything in Dubai is innovation<\/em>.\u201d Bin Sulayem tells CNN. \u201c<em>It\u2019s the commerce and trader mentality. Trading, commerce, ambition, belief<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quest then explores how the vast expanse of Dubai\u2019s skyline has developed since the United Arab Emirates was founded in 1971. He is joined by photographer\u00a0<strong>Ramesh Shukla<\/strong>, who has been capturing the key developments in the UAE since 1965 \u2013 including what has become one of the most iconic images in the history of the country \u2013 the Spirit of the Union photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>I arrived with 50 rolls and my camera. When I first arrived, there was nothing.<\/em>\u201d Shukla tells Quest.\u201d<em>There were no proper roads, only desert. I felt it was not a modern city. There was no running water and no electricity where I stayed. Nothing. This was real life. Very simple. I began to capture this life<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore why more than 200 nationalities call the city home, Quest meets Dubai-resident\u00a0<strong>Caroline Stanbury\u00a0<\/strong>over lunch to further understand its global appeal as a destination for glamour and lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before his departure, Quest travels to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre to hear how the UAE\u2019s future ambitions extend beyond earth. He speaks to the head of the UAE\u2019s Astronaut Programme,\u00a0<strong>Salem Al Marri<\/strong>, on why the country are making such an investment following the launch of a space probe to Mars in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Why not? We love it. I mean, if you look at what we\u2019re doing here, we\u2019re providing an excellent opportunity for our young people.<\/em>\u201d Al Marri explains.<em>\u00a0\u201cA lot of the stars have Arabic names. Arabs, Muslim explorers, are always looking towards the sky to the stars. Definitely there\u2019s a path from what our ancestors have done, whether it\u2019s a thousand or a hundred years ago, to where we\u2019re going today.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quest\u2019s World of Wonder<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0airs on CNN International at the following times (all GST):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0January at 10:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0January at 07:00 and 10:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0January at 02:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0January at 10:00 and 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0January at 22:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0February at 08:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0the latest edition of CNN\u2019s\u00a0Quest\u2019s World of Wonder\u00a0\u2013 a monthly travel show, hosted by the globe-trotting\u00a0Richard Quest\u00a0\u2013 the programme explores how Dubai has transformed itself from a small trading outpost into a global metropolis in less than 50 years. 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