Best Hotels with Infinity Pools in Dubai
Dubai does not do ordinary hotel pools. The city has turned the infinity edge into a competition, with water sitting hundreds of metres above the streets, wrapping around towers and framing the Burj Khalifa, the Palm and the Gulf. Some of these pools belong to hotels and are reserved mainly for guests. Others sell timed […]
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- October 3, 2026 11:29 am
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Best Hotels Near Global Village Dubai
Global Village does something no other Dubai attraction quite manages: it packs dozens of countries, hundreds of food stalls and a full evening of live shows into one open-air park in Dubailand, on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. There is one catch for visitors planning a stay around it. There are no hotels inside Global […]
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- October 3, 2026 11:28 am
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Best Hotels in Business Bay, Dubai
Business Bay is one of the most practical places to stay in Dubai if you want to be close to Downtown without paying Downtown prices on every night of your trip. The neighbourhood runs along the Dubai Water Canal, just behind Sheikh Zayed Road, so Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and DIFC are all a short […]
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- October 3, 2026 11:28 am
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UAE Visa for Filipinos: Types, Fees & How to Apply
Filipino travellers are one of the largest visitor groups in the UAE — and one of the groups that most often gets the visa step wrong. The short version: Philippine passport holders need a visa arranged before they fly to Dubai, unless they hold a valid visa or residence permit from a short list of […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:34 am
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UAE 5-Year Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa: Full Guide
If you visit the UAE three, four or five times a year — to see family, for business-adjacent trips, or because Dubai is your default short break — applying for a fresh tourist visa every time is slow and expensive. The five-year multiple-entry tourist visa was built for exactly that pattern: one application, no local […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:33 am
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Kalba Day Trip from Dubai: Mangroves & Gardens
Kalba is the east-coast trip Dubai residents keep for themselves: an exclave of Sharjah sitting below Fujairah, where the UAE’s oldest mangrove forest meets the Gulf of Oman. In a single day you can walk a boardwalk over 300-year-old mangroves, watch rehabilitated turtles at a conservation centre, drive up to terraced hanging gardens in the […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:33 am
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Dubai on AED 100 a Day: A Full Sightseeing Day
People assume a day of sightseeing in Dubai costs what a single brunch costs. It does not have to. The city’s oldest transport costs one dirham, its best skyline show is free, its public beaches are free, and the Metro crosses town for less than a coffee. This guide builds a full, realistic day — […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:33 am
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Dibba Day Trip from Dubai: Al Aqah & Snoopy Island
When Dubai residents say they are “going to Dibba”, they can mean three different towns in two different countries — and picking the wrong one turns a beach day into a border-crossing exercise. This guide is about Dibba Al Fujairah, the UAE side: a quiet east-coast town about two hours from Dubai, backed by the […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:32 am
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Best Areas to Stay in Dubai Without a Car
Dubai has a reputation as a car city, and parts of it earn that reputation. But a visitor who chooses the right neighbourhood never needs to rent one: the Metro’s Red and Green lines, the Marina tram and the bus network put most of what you came to see within a short, air-conditioned walk of […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:32 am
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4 Days in Dubai Itinerary: The Perfect First Trip
Four days is the sweet spot for a first Dubai trip. Two days forces you to choose between old and new Dubai; a week is lovely but not everyone has it. With four days you can do Downtown properly, give the Creek a full day, spend proper time at the beach, and still fit in […]
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- October 3, 2026 9:32 am
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