Experience My Dubai
Experience My Dubai is a premium travel and lifestyle discovery platform for the UAE, connecting visitors with curated luxury experiences, desert safaris, yacht charters, fine dining, and exclusive events across Dubai.
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Dubai attracts over 17 million tourists annually, yet finding truly premium, verified experiences remained fragmented across dozens of operators and booking channels with no unified quality guarantee.
Experience My Dubai was built to be the definitive curated travel platform for the UAE — a single destination for high-intent tourists and residents to discover, book, and experience the best Dubai has to offer.
I led the full product and engineering build: booking engine, experience cataloguing system, operator portal, and the premium brand experience that positions the platform as a luxury travel authority.
Product & Engineering Summary
Project overview
Experience My Dubai is a curated luxury travel and lifestyle discovery platform for the UAE, purpose-built for the high-intent tourist and affluent resident who wants the best of Dubai without the friction of fragmented booking and unverified operators.
From desert safari packages to yacht charters, Michelin-starred dining reservations, and exclusive event access, the platform aggregates premium experiences under one trusted, beautifully designed product.
Market context
Dubai receives over 17 million international visitors annually, with average tourist spend among the highest globally. Yet the premium experiences market remains deeply fragmented — quality operators run their own disconnected booking systems, and tourists rely on TripAdvisor reviews and WhatsApp referrals.
Experience My Dubai positions itself as the authoritative luxury travel OS for the UAE: a platform where every listed experience is vetted, every operator is verified, and every booking is guaranteed.
Booking engine
The core booking engine supports time-slot availability queries, group-size pricing tiers, operator-defined blackout dates, and instant confirmation with automated operator notification. Complex multi-component experiences (e.g. helicopter + yacht + dinner) are supported via a linked itinerary booking model.
Payment processing integrates Stripe and Telr (UAE-specific gateway) with full AED and multi-currency support, 3DS authentication, and automated refund workflows for cancellation policies.
Key features
- Curated catalogue of premium UAE experiences across 12 categories.
- Operator verification system with quality standards enforcement.
- Time-slot booking with group pricing and instant confirmation.
- Multi-currency support (AED, USD, GBP, EUR, INR).
- Itinerary builder for multi-experience trip planning.
- Arabic and English bilingual UI.
- Mobile-first design optimised for UAE smartphone penetration.
Outcomes
- Premium UAE travel platform live with 50+ vetted operators.
- Sub-3s booking completion flow on mobile.
- Multi-currency, multi-gateway payment infrastructure.
- Bilingual Arabic/English experience.
