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NCW Neil Wright Post Count: 9 Msg: #1 426 days ago, September 23rd 2008 | Hi I'm in my mid 20s from Canada with some overseas solo travel under my belt in the last few years. I decided to set my next destination to the middle east and clearly Dubai is the tourist magnet in the area. | I'm a male and I work in the hotel industry, and my question is if Dubai is THE place to be for work? I know Abu Dhabi and Doha are also up and comers in the region What is my best choice as a westerner who is a fairly new student of the Arabic language?  YSN Yasir Shahid Nazmi Post Count: 16 Msg: #2 424 days ago, September 26th 2008 | Dubai Dubai And Dubai else is boring and dry like a desert |  Ray_Om Ray Cordoba Post Count: 131 Msg: #3 415 days ago, October 4th 2008 | Hey NCW, | Well talking about jobs in the middle east and a nice place to be in .. I guess Dubai will be a good place for you. Alot of forginers over there, shopping malls, transportaion, night life, and all what you want. the payments in Qatar might be slightly better, but there will be no entertinment like Dubai. The thing which I dont like about Dubai it's too crowded !!! Abu Dhabi got less crowed and it's more easy to go around and move without having problems of the traffic. good luck dany fields dany fields Post Count: 2 Msg: #4 413 days ago, October 6th 2008 | Hey NCW, | I’ve been in Dubai for 2 years now and I definitely recommend it. I agree with Ray, it is crowded, but it is hastily becoming a sophisticated emerging job market for professional expats from all around the world. The Middle East in general is a viable option at this stage for all “career growth” seekers. As a matter of fact, a recent poll by Bayt.com shows that 46% of western expats have a high level of loyalty towards their employers in the Middle East. Good performance is highly appreciated and furthermore, rewarded here. You’re on the right track. Best of luck! NCW Neil Wright Post Count: 9 Msg: #5 413 days ago, October 6th 2008 | Thanks all. | Dany, what industry do you work in and how much do you use Arabic in everyday life? English fluency is a strong requirement in all of the hotel job postings, but Arabic is described as not required but would be "an asset". dany fields dany fields Post Count: 2 Msg: #6 412 days ago, October 7th 2008 | hey Neil, I work in customer service, so i do need quite a bit of arabic. luckily, I have arabic natives with me at work so they can deal with national customers. English is definitely a must wherever u go, it's a common language in the country... for arabic, u can register for classes.. plenty of schools are offering evening programs. you'll be fine, dont worry!! | NCW Neil Wright Post Count: 9 Msg: #7 387 days ago, November 1st 2008 | Thanks a lot !! Next I'll have to come over for a visit to check things out some time during the winter | NCW Neil Wright Post Count: 9 Msg: #8 379 days ago, November 9th 2008 | Anyone familiar with Doha? |  Jamal Jamal Panhwar Post Count: 2 Msg: #9 369 days ago, November 19th 2008 | Dubai has quite a lot of modern stuff to offer however if you think you are going to learn Arabian culture it may not be right place. But yes Dubai has a lot of modern stuff. | check<snip>to some of the things you can do in DUbai. Jamal [Edited: 18:07 - Mell - Removed URL]  liliram liliram Post Count: 387 Msg: #10 358 days ago, November 30th 2008 | Just went to Doha last month and found there wasn't much to do. In both Dubai and Doha, you may try the desert safari, if that is your thing. The malls are impressive, but you don't go visit a country for its malls. Food, yes, I enjoyed that. The cornische in Doha is a pretty sight, but not that impressive really. I mean it is not something that will set it apart from the rest. (I hope to publish my journal on Doha soon.) | fenny fenny Post Count: 1 Msg: #11 295 days ago, February 1st 2009 | hope you don't mind I post some questions in this topic. | Is it popular to hire foreigners in IT industry? i'm from Malaysia..would like to try out working overseas if there's opportunity. deleted_111653 deleted_111653 Post Count: 5 Msg: #12 271 days ago, February 25th 2009 | I was in Dubai 2 months ago, and I hated how I was treated. I’m American but I with dark skin so many people thought I was some kind of day labor. The working condition is very bad for people from India or Pakistan. I don’t how they will treat people from Canada. Good luck. <snip> | [Edited: 19:56 - Mell ] Administrator B Travelblog Administration Post Count: 224 Msg: #13 271 days ago, February 25th 2009 | 1 account deleted. 1 URL blacklisted. No spamming on these forums. |  fionapoulsen Fiona Poulsen Post Count: 12 Msg: #14 271 days ago, February 26th 2009 | My friend is in Dubai, and while it is a bit boring from a nightlife POV, there are a lot of foreign people there, and a place where he would recommend to work. | Pheasantrevolution Maisy Post Count: 1 Msg: #15 254 days ago, March 14th 2009 | Hey, my family is living in Doha right now. I've been for a couple of long visits and I've really enjoyed it. For anyone in the hotel business I'd say it's certainly a good place to be. They are still really busy building 5* resorts and hotels (have a look at the pearl, doha). The night life probably isn't what you're used to but there are plenty of theatre events and if you want to go for a drink lots of private clubs or hotel bars. | There are lots of ExPats in Doha which means you can get almost everything you want there (except bacon :( though you can still get it if you ask the right people :P) it also means there are lots of activities in the weekend such as footbal (soccer) tournements, parties, and activities like the doha players (amateur theatre) NCW Neil Wright Post Count: 9 Msg: #16 254 days ago, March 14th 2009 | Thanks Ya Doha looks pretty intriguing epecially the education city, very unique stuff | arabianjock Omar Post Count: 1 Msg: #17 198 days ago, May 9th 2009 | Every city in the world has good and bad sides. Dubai is the most cosmopolitan city in the Middle East and I really can't compare any city in the Middle East to Dubai. | Dubai has the best roads, hotels, shops, clubs, you name it. Dubai is very well established as the entertainment city of the Gulf/middle-east. In addition to that there are other Major cities where you can drive to like Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujirah & RAK. Each city is developing in high pace and things are improving. By Q4 Dubai Metro will be in service, so traffic wont be an issue anymore hopefully. Not to forgot, Dubai is very well connected internationally as most of major airlines flys to Dubai (200 airline company) . You also got Emirates, Etihad, airarabia & Fly Dubai (June 09) so seats availability wont be an issue. Abu Dhabi & Doha are nice, but can't be compared to Dubai at least for now. Number of Users: 12 | Number of Posts: 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
