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Posts Tagged ‘holidays in dubai’
Families flying out of Dubai for a summer break are preparing themselves for the airport’s busiest two days of the season – with some arriving four hours before take-off.
More than 75,000 will depart Dubai International Airport on Thursday and Friday, and the transport hub will already be busy with the usual arrivals and transfers.
The operations teams at Dubai Airports are also gearing up for the summer peak by adding support staff and ‘May I Help You’ staff at key touchpoints, such as immigration and security during the busiest periods.
Eugene Barry, the executive vice president of Commercial Group at Dubai Airports, said: “With many passengers leaving Dubai on vacation at this time, we want to ensure that everyone’s experience is as stress-free as possible.
By arriving to the airport early, utilising the online check in facility offered by airlines, or using our website to track their flight, we would like to get passengers through their travel formalities and to the departure areas as smoothly as possible. Read more
Luckily for UAE residents, several holidays next year seem to lead to extended weekends
Employees in the UAE’s government sector are likely to have 14 holidays in 2015 while their counterparts in the private sector are expected to enjoy 11 days off.
It must be noted that most of the UAE’s national holidays and festivals are based on the sighting of the moon rather than having fixed dates in the Hijri Calendar. Due to this, the actual dates may vary from those listed below.
Here’s the list of UAE’s expected public holidays in 2015: Read more
This year early October (approx 4 October) will see Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al Adha (feast of the sacrifice). Muslims start their day visiting the Mosque dressed in their best clothes and follow this with special foods being served such as lamb and sweet dishes. Family & friends visit one another, presents are exchanged and homes are decorated. Eid money is also given to charities to help the poor.
This holiday is locally known as the ‘Big Eid’ and for the majority of residents in the UAE this will mean a few days off work. Many residents may feel this is just too soon after the summer break to travel overseas and will take these few days to enjoy our great beaches, parks and water-parks with the temperatures dropping (slightly) enabling us to finally get outside and away from the shopping malls. Read more
