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The best travel apps for 2024 to make your journey seamless

These apps will be a game changer for your next journey, from detailed plans to avoid jetlag and calming explainers for nervous fliers to apps that connect you with locals and unique experiences 

6 February 2024

News + Tips

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The secret Dubai Mall perk for Emirates Skywards Platinum members

Did you know Platinum members got this?

5 February 2024

Dubai, News + Tips

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The 7 best Etihad Guest credit cards in the UAE for 2025

Get huge signing bonuses, extra miles, fast-track tier status and a host of dining, shopping and leisure discounts

1 February 2024

News + Tips, UAE

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We love Emirates’ new business-class pyjamas

The new complimentary set will be available on Emirates business class flights from 1 February – here’s what you get

31 January 2024

News + Tips, Style, Culture + Wellness

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Air Arabia has launched cheap flights from Sharjah to this popular Greek holiday destination

The Sharjah-based budget airline is running flights to Athens from AED899, opening up Greek travel this summer and beyond

30 January 2024

Europe, News + Tips

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Near+Far’s best restaurants: Fi’lia – Dubai’s panoramic Italian restaurant

Hearty Italian cuisine and some of the best views of Downtown Dubai make this stylish hotel restaurant a dining destination

27 January 2024

Dubai, Food+Drink

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Four Seasons Bahrain Bay review: the perfect long-weekend escape

Family travel expert Maryanne Peacock checks into what could just be the most perfect short-break family destination in the GCC

27 January 2024

Bahrain, Hotel Reviews

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21 Stylish Ways To Enjoy Valentine’s Day in Dubai (that aren’t cliché)

Valentine’s Day in Dubai is always an occasion to remember. Here are the stylish (and not cliché) ways to celebrate the month of love, from spa treatment to romantic beach dinners

27 January 2024

Dubai, Life+Style

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Dubai’s coolest cocktail bar Sola Jazz Lounge has an enticing new menu and music lineup

Raffles The Palm Dubai’s seductive hangout is one of the city’s best-kept secrets, and it has an exciting new menu and live music line up…

26 January 2024

Dubai, Food+Drink, Partnership

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The best all-you-can-eat Sushi in Dubai (and other stylish all-inclusives that aren’t brunch)

Dubai’s most elevated all-inclusive evenings, that aren’t brunch, from sushi and cocktail Tuesdays to all-you-can-eat sushi Sundays

24 January 2024

Dubai, Food+Drink

This new hotel in Makkah has the world’s highest prayer room

Sitting at 483 meters with awe-inspiring panoramas of the sacred landmarks of Makkah, this magnificent Mussallah has also earned the Guinness World Record for “Highest Prayer Room Within a Skybridge”

24 January 2024

News + Tips, Saudi Arabia

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Feeling well: The Flow Space, an encompassing neighbourhood wellness hub in Dubai Hills

Focused on healing, rejuvenation, sport science and, ultimately, results, The Flow Space is one of Dubai’s best neighbourhood clinics

22 January 2024

Dubai, Style, Culture + Wellness