The Dubai Expat Diaries

Barasti is back with it’s extremely popular “Barasti on Tour” promotion…this time it’s free Summer getaways for a lucky bunch that gets to hit the most famous beaches around the world. More info below: THIS SUMMER WE’RE HITTING THE WORLDS COOLEST BEACHES: OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, SOL INVITES 4 PEOPLE – TWO WINNERS AND [...]

Recession got you down? Hunting for a job? Then these tips should be just what the doctor ordered. The YoungHotelier.com and Hot Hoteliers team sit down with Craig Cochran and Alex Rawson from Movenpick for a healthy dose of real-world wisdom.  The first video offers some great advice on hunting for a job during the [...]

The Westin Dubai is currently running a series of great dining promotions to cover literally every day of the week. Lots of free bubby, great entertainment and value – check out the Deal your meal option at Spice Emporium where you decide what to pay for your food…and the Goddess Night at Oeno, which is [...]

The popular Barasti Bar has just launched its latest leg of “Barasti on Tour”. Last time winners were flown to Sydney for New Years Eve…this May 6 lucky people get to fly to New York! More details below…

Twitter (Official Site: www.twitter.com, More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter) the microblogging service that allows users to update their status, share ideas, interact and post online finds with others using 140 character messages is fast growing in popularity. The Twitter community in the UAE is currently estimated to be over a 1000 users, with a percentage which is quite [...]

Everyone’s familiar with the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi, which has been a longstay member of the Jumeirah hotels community…most popular, perhaps due to Barasti Bar, one of the most popular social watering holes in Dubai. Next door on the same complex is also The Westin Dubai, which opened in May last year with a well-remembered [...]

A great guide for hoteliers (although the principles remain the same for most professions) on how to leverage the power of the internet and social networks to find a job, especially important during the current recession! View the how-to basics in the viewer below, read it online at HoteleMarketer.com or Download a copy to share.

Possibly as a temporary measure to ease Internet traffic and load on bandwith, Youtube.com and various other popular sites have either been blocked or put on low priority over the past few days here in Dubai and the UAE. This follows an incident where 3 underwater Internet cables were cut and Etisalat and Du, among [...]

A funny piece sent to us by a reader via email…   What to expect when you receive your UAE ID Card in year 2010: Operator :’Thank you for calling Pizza Hut . May I have your…’ Customer: ‘Helloo, can I order..’ Operator : ‘Can I have your multi UAE identity card number first, Sir?’ [...]

When the going gets tough, Hotel eMarketers play harder: As the world gets harder, better, faster, stronger in many respects, so do the ripple effects of world events. The recent attacks in Mumbai are a prime example – hotels the world over are now scrambling to take a re-look at their security measures. In terms of [...]