First time EK Business ZRH - DXB
Aug 12, 2017, 6:57 pm
#16
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Aug 12, 2017, 10:02 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
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Aug 29, 2017, 2:57 pm
#18
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I agree Daniel, it's an unconventional destination for a summer vacation. For a week or two it was fine for us, since it was a dry heat that didn't bother as much. But the Dubai Marina, for example, felt like a ghost town and amidst the skyscrapers they are still building, I wondered if the idea of Dubai's rulers is really gonna work. If you basically don't want to live here in 5 Months of the year, who is gonna live in those buildings?Since you seem to be an expat there: how do you cope with the summer heat? Surely you don't have 5 months annual leave? Or is it only that bad in July and August?
Btw, I have finally finished my review of said summer vacation stay at the Mina A'Salam in the Madinat Jumeirah, if anyone is interested: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...ina-salam.html
Well actually I beg to differ...
I recently did an onboard upgrade j to F and ordered the fish - they pates it as F but it came from J - the guy sat over from me had the same but the fish was significantly bigger so whilst the dish is the same I believe it's more than just plated differently.
The ops photos and report are great - the upgrade rules still suck though!
I recently did an onboard upgrade j to F and ordered the fish - they pates it as F but it came from J - the guy sat over from me had the same but the fish was significantly bigger so whilst the dish is the same I believe it's more than just plated differently.
The ops photos and report are great - the upgrade rules still suck though!