Congratulations! You're moving up in the world! I heard Dubai and the surrounding area is just as Blarobarg said. One of my professors worked in Dubai for a year, and loved it. She said that at one hotel, there is a vending machine that dispenses gold bars (actually, that may have been in Abu Dhabi, but still!). Shows how much money is flowing through that place
I guess it would be good for you to do some research about customs and such, but you're smart so I'm assuming you've been doing just that.
