View Poll Results: What would you like to do at this years DUBAI DO!

Brunch at the Park Hyatt

21.11%

Brunch somewhere else

22.22%

Desert Safari

26.67%

Airline Event Day (ie Emirates A380/A777 Simulator)

86.67%

Airport Tour

53.33%

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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll

The Dubai Do 2012 15 - 17 June

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Dec 24, 2011 | 2:08 pm

#16

meFIRST

Join Date: Oct 2000

Posts: 2,657

Quote:

Originally Posted by DYKWIA

Hotels are dirt cheap in Dubai at that time of year. It's not worth wasting points when you can get a 5* for £50 a night.

I learned that mistake last year.

Anyway, I had to cut my trip short last year, but hope to stay for at least 2 days this time.

Count me in.

Though, I think this time i won't be flying EK LAX-DXB non stop, that flight was WAY too long.

Dec 24, 2011 | 6:30 pm

#17

CDKing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meFIRST

Though, I think this time i won't be flying EK LAX-DXB non stop, that flight was WAY too long.

I have an award ticket picked out from ORD-DXB via HKG on CX. Long but i need to burn some miles and i could never survive in Y.

Dec 24, 2011 | 9:41 pm

#18

Hyperacusis

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: AUS / DXB

Programs: BA Silver | AA LT Gold | EY Silver | Marriott LT Titanium

Posts: 1,838

I might be able to make it this time around. Hope to see you folks there.

Dec 24, 2011 | 10:46 pm

#19

meFIRST

Join Date: Oct 2000

Posts: 2,657

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDKing

I have an award ticket picked out from ORD-DXB via HKG on CX. Long but i need to burn some miles and i could never survive in Y.

I was flying EK J class, 777-LR.
Though I should have followed Eightblack's advice, and routed the flight to IAH (for reasons EK flyers will understand)

LAX-DXB, turned out to be 17 hours, close to 18.

I'm never doing that again. Even in F.

Since I probably won't have anyone to pick up the tab to fly EK this time, I'll probably be flying UA

.

Note : United's flight, as of May 2012 continues on to DOH (IAD->DXB->DOH). So if you have a reason to go to DOH, you could easily sneak in a "stopover".

Last edited by meFIRST; Dec 24, 2011 at 10:53 pm

Dec 25, 2011 | 6:26 am

#20

NoY

Join Date: Nov 2004

Location: Dubai, UAE / Phuket, Thailand / York, England

Programs: SAS Diamond/STE+, Emirates, OW Sapphire (bye-bye BA, yesss!), Radisson VIP, Hilton, Marriott

Posts: 5,504

Newbies (to EK) welcome??

Mrs NoY & I may actually be in Dubai this time around. Mrs. is EY Gold....me a refugee from *A!

Dec 25, 2011 | 3:13 pm

#21

pjm1300

Join Date: May 2007

Location: Dubai, UAE

Programs: BA GGL, EK Plat, Hilton Diamond, AMEX Plat

Posts: 175

I should be around, a bit too late in my opinion... Most people (that live in Dubai) bail out the week before.

Dec 25, 2011 | 6:17 pm

#22

From NYC

Join Date: Dec 2004

Location: NYC

Programs: CO Plat, Starwood Plat, Hyatt Plat, Hilton Diamond, CO Pres. Plus, Hertz #1 Gold

Posts: 1,223

Interested, as that was a lot of fun. Just a bit too early for me to know for sure yet.

Dec 30, 2011 | 9:48 pm

#23

mrtdxb

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Dubai, UAE

Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold

Posts: 1,229

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoY

Newbies (to EK) welcome??

Mrs NoY & I may actually be in Dubai this time around. Mrs. is EY Gold....me a refugee from *A!

Without wishing to step on our fearless leader's toes (EightBlack) I would like to say that you would both be most welcome!

Jan 1, 2012 | 7:03 am

#24

G_G

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Location: TUN

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Posts: 11,230

H Simon,

Thanks for the great 1st Dubai DO ^

Count me in for the second

Jan 1, 2012 | 11:42 am

#25

dimmedlights

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: LT NoN REV

Posts: 566

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circumknowitall

Very interested

+1.

Inshallah.

Last edited by dimmedlights; Jan 1, 2012 at 11:43 am Reason: typo

Jan 1, 2012 | 12:43 pm

#26

Yahillwe

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Dec 2001

Location: A metal nomad

Programs: Mucci des Delices Exotiques,Order of the Platinum Hairbrush,Her Royal Diamond

Posts: 25,132

Hate heat and humidity.... But am gonna try and make it this time around. Though I will be complaining a lot.

Jan 3, 2012 | 5:57 pm

#27

Pat89339

Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: The City/Honolulu

Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond

Posts: 14,491

Put me down in the maybe column. I loved seeing all the pics from the first. June is a bit far out for me to know my schedule for sure.

Jan 3, 2012 | 7:49 pm

#28

dcaem

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: MCO- AA EXP-GOLD 4 life

Programs: 2MM by 2013 AA

Posts: 76

its everyone welcome to go ? I think the EK tour makes it very tempting.... and Dubai its on my bucket list. Long way from MCO but doable.

Jan 3, 2012 | 11:06 pm

#29

eightblack

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: Denver, CO

Programs: UA GS-2MM, QF LTG, EK Gold, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 4,006

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcaem

its everyone welcome to go ? I think the EK tour makes it very tempting.... and Dubai its on my bucket list. Long way from MCO but doable.

Yes of course, DO's are open to the entire FT community...

Jan 4, 2012 | 1:13 am

#30

derekmines

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Dubai, UAE; Southern UK

Programs: BA Silver; EK Silver, IHG Gold

Posts: 92

I'm in (would be rude not to since I live here!)

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