The Dubai Expat Diaries

Dubai has been in the limelight ever since the highly anticipated opening of the world’s tallest tower was announced. The unveiling of the tower was watched and admired by thousands around the globe. The height was revealed on a counter in the opening ceremony – 828 meters. By no means a small feat, especially for a [...]

There has been a shift in the marketing strategy used by hotels in the region, with more and more hotels turning to the popular social networking sites such as twitter and facebook to attract more guests. According to a recent survey, a third of twitter users from the Middle East and North Africa region had purchased a product or service based on [...]

With the Dubai Metro set to start operating from September 9, Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre  have announced plans to introduce paid parking from September 10. As they are both located close to Metro stations, the mall management stated they intend to deter Metro commuters from using the mall parking facilities.

Heard an interesting survey on a popular radio channel a couple of days back (on or around Valentine’s Day). The listeners were asked whether they would like to hold their partner’s hand or a cell phone. Surprisingly, more than half said they would rather hold a cell phone! I understand how essential the PDAs are to [...]

There are lots of very good deals out there this DSF 2009, from clothing and accessories to mobile phones and home appliances.  If you are looking to replace an old refrigerator or washing machine with a new one, you can check out the offer available with LG. This DSF, they will take back these old [...]

It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution [...]

So just what ARE the new Visa rules and regulations being touted in the press and on the streets? Word has it that there will be 16 different Visa categories that tourists, business people and others of the travelling ilk need to consider and apply for. The main aim of the new regulations is to [...]

Dubai is endeavoring to be the first country in the Middle East to implement “Green Buildings” starting as early as 2008. The standards to be implemented will call for environment friendly construction and building design for all new projects from 2008. The move for existing buildings hasn’t been defined yet, however the removal of hazards [...]

[photopress:TakeTV_remote_tv.jpg,full,pp_image] A cool new USB Video player that takes the hassle out of playing computer format and computer downloaded videos on a normal Television. You just drap and drop videos to the USB Stick, plug it in to the cradle connected to the TV and off you go…! The player even comes with a remote [...]

Construction companies in Dubai have a bad wrap. They poor reputations stem from appalling working conditions for labourers teamed with long hours, withholding workers passports and bad pay – if any pay at all. It’s not surprising workers are now saying no to UAE working conditions and returning to their own countries for recruitment. The [...]