Dubai Do 2015 - September 24-27
Apr 13, 2015, 4:50 am
#1
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Dubai Do 2015 - September 24-27
A bit later this year...
As it's a bit difficult to get things organised with Emirates, I think this will be a smaller 'Do', similar to last year. A civilised Friday brunch (which got more uncivilised as the afternoon turned into evening!), followed by informal meet ups in various bars and restaurants over the weekend.
The feeling seems to be that the Park Hyatt brunch has gone a bit downhill recently (and the price has gone up!), so I'm proposing the lunch to be at the Westin Bubbalicious on the 25th September :-
http://www.westinminaseyahi.com/en/B...runch-in-Dubai
If there is anything else of interest, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. Afternoon tea (followed by cocktails) at the Burj-al-Arab is always a favourite
As it's a bit difficult to get things organised with Emirates, I think this will be a smaller 'Do', similar to last year. A civilised Friday brunch (which got more uncivilised as the afternoon turned into evening!), followed by informal meet ups in various bars and restaurants over the weekend.
The feeling seems to be that the Park Hyatt brunch has gone a bit downhill recently (and the price has gone up!), so I'm proposing the lunch to be at the Westin Bubbalicious on the 25th September :-
http://www.westinminaseyahi.com/en/B...runch-in-Dubai
If there is anything else of interest, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. Afternoon tea (followed by cocktails) at the Burj-al-Arab is always a favourite
Apr 13, 2015, 5:04 am
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A bit later this year...
As it's a bit difficult to get things organised with Emirates, I think this will be a smaller 'Do', similar to last year. A civilised Friday brunch (which got more uncivilised as the afternoon turned into evening!), followed by informal meet ups in various bars and restaurants over the weekend.
The feeling seems to be that the Park Hyatt brunch has gone a bit downhill recently (and the price has gone up!), so I'm proposing the lunch to be at the Westin Bubbalicious on the 25th September :-
http://www.westinminaseyahi.com/en/B...runch-in-Dubai
If there is anything else of interest, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. Afternoon tea (followed by cocktails) at the Burj-al-Arab is always a favourite
As it's a bit difficult to get things organised with Emirates, I think this will be a smaller 'Do', similar to last year. A civilised Friday brunch (which got more uncivilised as the afternoon turned into evening!), followed by informal meet ups in various bars and restaurants over the weekend.
The feeling seems to be that the Park Hyatt brunch has gone a bit downhill recently (and the price has gone up!), so I'm proposing the lunch to be at the Westin Bubbalicious on the 25th September :-
http://www.westinminaseyahi.com/en/B...runch-in-Dubai
If there is anything else of interest, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. Afternoon tea (followed by cocktails) at the Burj-al-Arab is always a favourite
This needs to be indoors at that time of year!
Apr 13, 2015, 8:17 am
#3
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Dubai Do 2015 - September 24-27
Yes. September will be quite... HOT. Nadia and I are possibly moving to AD this year so hope to be able to make more of these in the future
For now please put as as a maybe.
For now please put as as a maybe.
Apr 13, 2015, 8:27 am
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Did you guys consider that Sept 23-26 is the Eid Al Adha holiday?
So it's likely that (1) a lot of the Dubai/GCC FT'ers will be away on holiday and (2) Dubai hotels will be at full occupancy or at least at full price.
So it's likely that (1) a lot of the Dubai/GCC FT'ers will be away on holiday and (2) Dubai hotels will be at full occupancy or at least at full price.
Apr 13, 2015, 11:10 pm
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Subscribing to this thread. I'd love to return to Dubai, so will keep an eye on dates. Only conflict at this time is mid June. Attending my cousins wedding.
Sorry to hear things have slipped at the Park Hyatt.
Sorry to hear things have slipped at the Park Hyatt.
Apr 14, 2015, 10:15 am
#9
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Yes, lets not forget about the loads of traffic and how busy most tourist places will be as well.
Apr 14, 2015, 12:35 pm
#10
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Dare I ask... is this one of the "no booze" holidays?
Apr 14, 2015, 9:37 pm
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Apr 16, 2015, 9:30 am
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However, I did notice that hotels seemed to be a bit more expensive than I'd anticipated. We got the JW Marriott (the older one) for a total of 4,920.00 AED (inclusive of tax) for 6 nights. A lot cheaper than Austin
