Doha

Wander a labyrinthine souq, take in some of the glitziest shopping malls known to man and explore hip boutiques from local designers in Qatar’s wealthy capital.

Like the Emirates before it, oil-rich Qatar is building a desert paradise for visitors with a variety of openings that would raise an eyebrow in New York, let alone in the Middle East.

Once a small fishing village by a shallow bay in the Persian Gulf, the Qatari capital is now dazzling, filled with gleaming towers and financed by oil and natural gas reserves.

Qatar’s capital, a former pearling and fishing community, has matured into a metropolitan city, complete with opulent shopping, high quality service and bay views.