About me in Tourism Class~^^

My Name is  Lee Hua Xin, my university metric is A10A052

I'm from Kajang, Selangor

And born on 27 October 1990

I am an entrepreneurship and business student

Who major in Commerce under Faculty Entrepreneur and Business,

University Malaysia Kelantan

My ambition is to become an entrepreneur who will create something new and creative "vendor machine" in the market in order to have a better living style in our society

Introduction for Tourism Industry 

Is one of my elective subjects in this semester,

The reason of choosing this subject as me elective because 

I want to find out what tourism student actually study and feel curiosity to every activities they had run last semester for example like Charity activities.

Lastly, I would like to thank you my lecturer,

Miss Raja Norliana bt.Raja Omarto

Give us a chance to doing this blog as our assignment and allow us to use our own creative to explore in this blog

Thank you~ 

The Top 15 Tallest Building in the world

This blog will be introduces the 15 tallest building in the world..

The tallest building can use "Skyscraper" to replace…

What means by Skyscraper?? 

A skyscraper is a tall,

Continuously habitable building of many stories and usually 

Designed for office and commercial used.

According to the non-profit, international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)

The title of "The World’s Tallest Building" listed and ranked through four categories which include:

v Height of structural or architectural top

v Height of highest floor

v Height to the top of roof (removed as category November 2009)

v Height to top of any part of the building like spires on the roof

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	163	2010
2	Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m	120	2012
3	One World Trade Center	New York  City	USA	541m	104	2013
4	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m	101	2004
5	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	101	2008
6	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	484 m	118	2010
7	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala   Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	88	1998
7	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala   Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	88	1998
8	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	89	2010
9	Willis Tower  (Formerly Sears Tower)	Chicago	USA	442 m	108	1973
10	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	100	2011
11	Guangzhou International  Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440 m	103	2010
12	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	432 m	101	2014       (expected)
13	Trump International      Hotel and Tower	Chicago	USA	423 m	98	2009
14	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	88	1999
15	Al Hamra       Firdous Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	77	2011

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world

http://deskarati.com/2012/01/05/list-of-the-tallest-buildings-in-the-world-1st-jan-2012 

#1The Tallest in the world~ Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa ("Khalifa tower"), known as Burj Dubai , is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m with 163 floors.

The world's tallest building is surrounded by hotels, must-visit shopping destinations and a world of entertainment options.

This building can link to 3 areas; there are hotel, residence and office area.

Outside of the Durj Khalifa, there has the park’s 11 hectares of greenery and water features served.

The Dubai Fountain is located at outside of Durj Khalifa

It Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 50 colored projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water 150 m (490 ft) into the air, accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.

The name of Dubai Fountain is officially in used on 26 October 2008.

The Dubai Fountain is a record-setting choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development inDubai, United Arab Emirates

This fountain was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2009 along with the official opening ceremony of the Dubai Mall

The Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross lea sable area.

Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops.

It also has a 250-room luxury hotel, 22 cinema screens plus 120 restaurants and cafes.

Interior of Dubai Mall

Entrance of Dubai Mall

AT THE TOP

The observation deck is also called as At The Top, which on the 124^th floor of the world’s tallest building.

It is the third highest observation deck in the world and the second highest outdoor observation deck in the world, at 452 m (1,483 ft).

This building should be visit begins in the reception area on the lower ground level of The Dubai Mall.

By using the high-speed elevator, it will be travelling 10 meters per second.

Souvenir Stall in the indoor observation deck 

As the doors open, floor-to-ceiling glass walls provide a breath-taking unobstructed 360-degree view of the city, desert and ocean. 

By night, sparkling lights and stars compete for your attention.

You can also walk the entire perimeter for the most comprehensive views. 

Outdoor observation deck 

The At the Top, Burj Khalifa tour typically last 1 hour.

However, you can linger as long as you like before making the return journey to the base of Burj Khalifa. You’ll be taking with you a fuller appreciation of this architectural wonder and a deeper understanding of Dubai’s remarkable vision.

Ticket Type	Per Person Ticket Price
Adult (13 years +) General Admission (Dated & Timed) Immediate Entry Admission	AED 125 400
Child (4 - 12 ) General Admission (Dated & Timed) Immediate Entry Admission	AED 95 400
Infant (0 - 3) General Admission (Dated & Timed) Immediate Entry Admission	Free Free

WITH ME 2 U: 

1. Visitor are better to purchase tickets in advance for a specific date and time so that, it can be offers 75% discount over tickets purchased on the sport
2. Before entre AT THE TOP,visitors need to ensure the bag without:  Magic markers, spray paint, Alcohol,Aerosol cans,Glass bottles,Knives, Fireworks/explosives Fire , arms/ammunition Chemical weapons, mace/pepper spray, Skate shoes or any footwear with wheels

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa

http://skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/burj-khalifa/

http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-66891019/stock-photo-dubai-october-on-top-of-burj-khalifa-the-tallest-building-in-the-world-reaching-over.html