Dubai Desert Safari Prices: Full Cost Guide

Dubai Desert Safari Prices: Full Cost Guide

A desert safari is one of the few Dubai experiences where the price you pay and the trip you get can look wildly different from one booking to the next. One traveller pays AED 80 for an evening that includes dune bashing, a camel ride, a BBQ dinner and live shows; another pays five times […]

Check UAE Visa Status Online: ICP & GDRFA Guide

Check UAE Visa Status Online: ICP & GDRFA Guide

One of the simplest travel habits in the UAE is also one of the most overlooked: checking your visa status before something goes wrong. Whether you are waiting on a visit visa, tracking a residence permit renewal, or simply want to confirm the exact expiry date on your tourist visa, the UAE’s immigration authorities put […]

Best Hotels Near Expo City Dubai: Where to Stay

Best Hotels Near Expo City Dubai: Where to Stay

Expo City Dubai has grown into a year-round destination in its own right. What began as the site of the world expo is now a working neighbourhood with offices, restaurants, the Dubai Exhibition Centre, and the Al Wasl Plaza dome hosting events through the calendar. If you are in town for a conference, an exhibition, […]

Airbnb in Dubai: Legal Rules, Best Areas & Prices

Airbnb in Dubai: Legal Rules, Best Areas & Prices

Booking an Airbnb in Dubai can be one of the smartest ways to stay in the city — a full apartment with a kitchen, laundry, and room to spread out, often in the same towers that house five-star hotels. But Dubai regulates short-term rentals more tightly than most cities, and the cheapest-looking listing is not […]

7-Day Dubai Itinerary: Perfect Week Plan (2026)

7-Day Dubai Itinerary: Perfect Week Plan (2026)

Seven days in Dubai is the sweet spot. It is long enough to see the landmarks everyone talks about, slow down for the neighbourhoods most visitors rush past, and still have a spare day for the desert or a day trip — without the trip turning into a checklist you sprint through. This itinerary assumes […]

Free Film Night Tonight at Uptown Dubai’s The Plaza

Free Film Night Tonight at Uptown Dubai’s The Plaza

If you are still deciding on plans for tonight, here is one that costs nothing. Uptown Dubai’s The Plaza Season kicks off with a free film night on Friday, October 2, 2026, running from 7PM until midnight. Film Society returns for its fourth season with “Film It Like You Mean It” — a short-film competition […]

UAE Weekend Weather: Fog, Dust and Easing Temperatures

UAE Weekend Weather: Fog, Dust and Easing Temperatures

If you are in the UAE this weekend, pack patience for the roads: the National Centre of Meteorology says fog, blowing dust and easing temperatures are all on the cards. Temperatures are expected to fall gradually from Wednesday, but humidity could climb as high as 90% in coastal and internal areas — the classic recipe […]

UAE Tops GCC in EV Readiness, Ranks 22nd Globally

UAE Tops GCC in EV Readiness, Ranks 22nd Globally

The UAE has been named the most electric-mobility-ready market in the Gulf, taking 22nd place worldwide in Arthur D. Little’s Global Electric Mobility Readiness Index (GEMRIX) 2026 with a score of 53 points. It is the strongest showing in the region for a country that is betting heavily on an electric future. How the UAE […]

Sharjah Airport to Hire 150 Passport Control Officers

Sharjah Airport to Hire 150 Passport Control Officers

Sharjah International Airport is getting a major staffing boost. At its weekly meeting on September 22, 2026, the Sharjah Executive Council approved a plan to recruit 150 passport control officers for the airport, with hiring to run in three phases starting in October 2026. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Sheikh Sultan […]

PAL Resumes Manila–Dubai Nonstop Flights Today

PAL Resumes Manila–Dubai Nonstop Flights Today

Nonstop flights between Manila and Dubai are back on the board. Philippine Airlines resumes its Manila–Dubai service today, Friday, October 2, 2026, ending a roughly two-month suspension that was prompted by airspace safety concerns tied to the Middle East conflict. For the large Filipino community in the UAE — one of Dubai’s biggest expatriate groups […]