The Dubai Expat Diaries

The West End Stage Experience – Live the Dream…
Popular Productions Ltd & West End Stage Experience are seeking talented actors, singers and dancers aged between 10 and 23 to audition to be part of one of the most exciting and successful musicals of recent years – Disney’s High School Musical.
The West End Stage Experience is [...]

Hotel eMarketing and Internet ‘e’volution – Creating an Online Culture at Hotels: Are you a hotel eMarketer looking for ways to better communicate, educate and develop the role at your property/ies? This article explores some of the issues surrounding these efforts, complemented by a dose of perspective and a generous helping of best practices, all [...]

ACS International Schools to attend boarding school exhibition in Dubai, 8 to 9 February and in Abu Dhabi on 10 February. ACS International Schools is to attend the UK Boarding School Exhibition in Dubai at the Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates, and in Abu Dhabi at the Sheraton Resort and Towers Hotel, for families [...]

 
I came across this post called “The Top 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai (in no particular order!)” on the Net and felt that it did a pretty-good job of Dubai-bashing without necessarily substantiating everything objectively and looking at the pros. It’s a given that Dubai also has its weaknesses and flaws, but doesn’t [...]

Patrons of the Hotel & Hospitality industry (and certainly those that run it) are no stranger to the glitz and glamour associated with it. A world different than most, comprised of the most beautiful places, experiences, designs and gastronomic delights…all driven by the dynamic and hardy people who define the industry. But while we hear [...]

A comprehensive list of Campus based Hospitality, Hotel Management, Travel, Culinary and Leadership schools, colleges and universities in the US and Canada is provided here for your reference. Use the links provided to request more information from the respective schools - please note that this list is for US & Canada residents only and you [...]

A useful resource guide to online schools and universities available for hotel management, restaurant management, culinary arts, leadership, travel agent courses, tourism degrees, food service and more. Some basics to start with include:
 
Online Education Databases: Online Schools | Online Hotel Management Schools | Online Restaurant Management Schools | Online Travel Agent Schools | Online Recreation [...]

“If we want to champion prosperity and progress, we cannot ignore poverty. We should therefore emphasize the role of education as the most powerful weapon in breaking the vicious circle of poverty” - H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
We’ve all been seeing the adverts and getting the Dubai Cares charity campaign sms messages on our phones [...]

(posted by a site member) 
I have recently opened a new business here in Dubai on Career Guidance.  I am fully qualified and have had many years expereince working with individuals of all ages back in the UK.  I was dismayed after  reading a poll on the private education system in dubai, that one of the [...]

 
A contribution by Mariam Samimi of Beacon Education on some of the Private Foreign Schools run by the company in Dubai, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates / UAE Education). Included in these brief listings are Al-Mizhar, American Academy for Girls, The Children’s Garden, Dubai British School, Greenfield Community School, Raha International School, Uptown School and [...]