Originally Posted by zoonil
hello flyers,
2) I arrive in DBX Early AM, and have the full day there, My connecting flight to HYD is not until 10pm. EK is gracious enought to book me a "DBX stopover" which includes visa on arrival, and hotel voucher for my day in Dubai. Any suggestions on my day in Dubai. I am travelling with my infant son, so nothing too adventerous and tiring. All the same, I don't want to spend the whole day in the Hotel. How expensive are cab rides in DBX? How far are the distances - say Airport to downtown or the souks?
5) How is EK with kids? I don't expect them to take care of my baby except help me stow my luggage or warm the bottled milk. Do they have emergency diapers in case I run out?
7) I am a Continental GOLD Elite. Will I get "Elite qualifying miles" in addition to the base miles flying the above iteniary.
Thanks in advance, and looking forward to flying EK.
from JFK-DXB, the service is great and they are usually very kids friendly.
Once I flew from JFK-DXB with about 17 infants. Flight attendants were
busy, but I think they took care of things very well. I was impressed.
Dont expect much from DXB-HYD
** Make sure you call EK and confirm your hotel ie. if you have non-smoking
preference etc. EK has their own wing in Airport Millenium hotel
and they give you a free shuttle to/from the airport.
Before you leave from JFK, after you check in, please pick up your
visa and hotel voucher from the Customer service desk at JFK.
you can simply walk through the immigration without stopping
anywhere at DXB. Sometimes lines in DXB are long and after
a long flight you dont want to stop there for one more chore.
As *sadiqhassan* mentioned, cabs are not so bad, but not too cheap
either. If you want, you can rent a car instead for a day. Its not so
expensive. (I generally use Budget, they are economical and okay enough)
Most of the things are close by, ie. the Deira, Souks etc is close by to the
airport. If you havent driven much outside of US, finding local places and
parking etc.. could be a challenge there addresses are not exactly marked
and people get around by landmarks, not street names/numbers.
If you are not going beyond Deira and airport surroundings, you would
pay about 20-30Dhs one way (about $7-8 USD) for the cabs.
Here is a nice map of Dubai: (no scale though)
http://www.arabianview.com/css/Dubai_Internet.pdf
Not completely accurate, but useful enough.
Enjoy Dubai! Food is great, days are hot, shopping is fun and traffic could
be a mess. but its a great place to visit.