Staycation, beach break, shopping expedition? 28 ideas for your Eid holiday.
Active adventure
Switzerland Get back to nature in the mountains at Badrutt's Palace hotel in St Moritz. The two-night package includes a room upgrade, breakfast and dinner, one Nordic walking session, rail and public transport tickets, Wi-Fi, children's club access and welcome gift. Prices start from 880 Swiss francs (Dh3,464) for a superior single room. www.badruttspalace.com
Beach break
Maldives Enjoy a secluded island break at Baros Maldives, which is offering discounts on stays of four or eight nights. Stay for four nights and pay for three, or stay for eight nights and pay for six. Guests also receive a five per cent discount on all room types, breakfast, 50 per cent discount on return speedboat transfers, a complimentary sunset cruise, early check-in and late check-out. Activities include diving and snorkelling, yoga, fishing and spa treatments. Deluxe villas cost from US$832 per night (Dh3,056), with a minimum four-night stay. www.baros.com
Book a villa for three or five nights at Cheval Blanc Randheli and receive an extra night free. The offer also includes a free upgrade, complimentary daily traditional afternoon tea, daily private stretch, meditation or yoga class, one hammam followed by a 30-minute scrub per adult per stay, sunset mocktail/canapés and a cooking class. In addition, guests can also choose one of the following experiences: a family "movie under the stars", family snorkelling excursion or diving excursion for two people. Prices start from $1,792 (Dh6,582) per couple, per night. www.randheli.chevalblanc.com
Thailand Book into one of the new ocean wing suites at Amari Phuket to take advantage of an opening offer – 4,750 Thai baht per night (Dh516) for a one-bedroom suite or 10,925 baht per night (Dh1,188) for a two-bedroom suite. All guests staying in the ocean wing receive access to the Clubhouse, which includes complimentary breakfast, tea, coffee and light snacks throughout the day, happy hour and Wi-Fi. www.amari.com
City discovery
Germany Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt has a distinctly Arabian flavour this Eid, with shisha, halal dishes, Arabic lemonade and fresh mint tea on the menu. Guests who stay for three or more nights receive a 20 per cent discount, as well as breakfast and Wi-Fi. Prices start from €254 (Dh1,036). www.roccofortehotels.com
Lebanon Experience Beirut's shopping, culture and dining with an Eid getaway at Le Gray, Beirut. Book a terrace suite and receive an upgrade to a corner suite with complimentary breakfast. The package is valid from July 17 to 25 and costs from $770 (Dh2,828) per room, per night. www.legray.com
Sri Lanka Explore Colombo on a double-decker-bus tour and receive a 15 per cent discount at Eat restaurant when booking a two-night Eid stay in a dream ocean king room at the Ozo Colombo hotel. The package costs from $384 (Dh1,410). www.ozohotels.com
Cultural exploration
Czech Republic Visit the fairy-tale city of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and see what makes it a haven for culture lovers. With Romanesque and gothic architecture, it's brimming with museums, palaces and other historic attractions. Corinthia Hotel Prague has a Best of Prague package this Eid, which includes complimentary tickets to visit some of the city's top attractions such as the Old Town Tower, Alfons Mucha Museum, Zizkov Tower and the Franz Kafka museum. Starting from €84 per person per night (Dh343), the package includes accommodation in a superior room, buffet breakfast, Wi-Fi, early check-in, late check-out and one ticket per person to a listed attraction. www.corinthia.com
Malta Head to the Malta Jazz Festival from July 16 to 19 and stay at the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa. Located next to the Presidential Palace, at the heart of the island, it's a great base for exploring Malta's Unesco World Heritage Sites, Valetta, beaches and nature. Rooms at the Corinthia hotel cost from €187 (Dh763) per night. www.corinthia.com
Russia Cool down on a visit to Russia's second-largest city and cultural hub, St Petersburg. Corinthia St Petersburg is offering a 20 per cent discount on three-night stays in its executive rooms, which come with Executive Club benefits and breakfast, as well as a private guided tour of one of three palaces – Peterhof, known for its gardens and fountains; Pushkin, the last tsar's summer residence; or Pavlovsk, the most opulent of all. Prices start from 7,300 Russian rubles per night (Dh484). www.corinthia.com
Family time
Seychelles Fregate Island Private, 35 kilometres from Mahé's coast, is offering a reduced rate for families over Eid – €2,900 per night (Dh11,840), instead of €4,400 (Dh17,956). The offer includes food and beverages, a half-day deep-sea fishing excursion for stays of three nights or more, an introduction to scuba diving, a 55-minute head and shoulder massage, yoga session, laundry, Wi-Fi, guided nature walks, non-motorised water sports and other activities. www.fregate.com
Switzerland Kulm Hotel in St Moritz has a family package including three nights' accommodation with half-board, welcome gift for children, massage, children's club, unlimited spa access, well-being sports programme, free nine-hole golf and unlimited use of the open railways and public transport. The package starts from 835 francs per person (Dh3,290), and there's a 50 per cent discount on the base rate for adjoining children's rooms. www.kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch
Foodie fun
Thailand Stay a minimum of four nights at Iniala Beach House near Phuket Island and receive a 20 per cent discount. The gastronomy package includes halal-certified ingredients, an Eid buffet, a two-hour massage or spa treatment per adult guest per day, optional activities and airport transfers, including VIP fast track at immigration. Villas start from $2,670 (Dh9,807) per night. www.iniala.com
United Kingdom Treat your taste buds with the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park's Historic Gourmet Escape package in London. The offer includes a lunch or dinner reservation at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal with £200 credit, full English breakfast for two overlooking Hyde Park and a signed copy of Blumenthal's new cookbook, Historic Heston. The package costs from £942 per night (Dh5,442). www.mandarinoriental.com/london/
Shopping expedition
Dubai Receive a Dh500 Emaar gift card when booking into the Fairmont Dubai. The card can be redeemed at The Dubai Mall, Dubai Marina Mall and Souk Al Bahar during the stay. Rates start from Dh1,262 per night. www.fairmont.com/dubai
Ireland Head to the Irish capital, Dublin, and shop for designer goods in high-end department store Brown Thomas in the heart of the city and stay at the recently refurbished luxury hotel The Merrion. The Shop in Style package includes two nights in the garden wing, breakfast and a €75 gift card for Brown Thomas, for €550 (Dh2,246) per room, per night. Guests can also claim a rebate on the 20 per cent VAT for their purchases when they leave. www.merrionhotel.com
Switzerland Explore Geneva with a private atelier from Chopard and Mandarin Oriental's Happy Suite Diamonds package. Guests will receive a bespoke private two-hour tour of the Chopard workshop to learn more about diamonds and jewellery. The tour also includes a visit to Chopard's newly opened private museum. The package costs from 1,950 francs (Dh7,683) for a one-night stay. www.mandarinoriental.com/geneva/
France Combine VIP access to the department store Printemps Haussmann with a stay at Mandarin Oriental, Paris. The J'aime la Mode package includes an exclusive private shopping experience with a VIP welcome, bespoke inshore personal service, VIP card with special offers, local delivery and shipping, and access to multilingual personal shoppers and fashion advisers. The package costs from €995 (Dh4,068) per room, per night, on a double-occupancy basis. www.mandarinoriental.com/paris/
Staycation
Abu Dhabi Book directly with the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, as a Ritz-Carlton Rewards member and receive complimentary local calls and internet. Room rates start from Dh986. Email reservations.abudhabi@ritzcarlton.com.
Book online and receive a discount of up to 20 per cent at Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara from July 16 to 19. Prices start from Dh1,600 per room, per night. www.anantara.com
Ajman Be among the first to stay at the newly opened Fairmont Ajman, which is offering a nightly rate of Dh1,230, with Wi-Fi and buffet breakfast for a minimum three-night stay. The hotel is set on a 200-metre stretch of beach. www.fairmont.com/ajman
Dubai Fairmont The Palm has a UAE residents' Eid offer that includes 15 per cent off the best available rate, buffet breakfast, complimentary children's club access and an additional 30 minutes when booking a 60-minute treatment at Willow Stream Spa. Rates start from Dh632 per night, with a minimum stay of two nights. UAE identification must be produced to receive the offer. www.fairmont.com/palm-dubai
Take advantage of a 33 per cent discount when booking for three nights or more at the newly opened Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights. Guests staying in a suite receive a 45 per cent discount as well as access to the Regency Club Lounge, complimentary breakfast, and beverages and snacks. All guests have access to a complimentary non-alcoholic minibar and Wi-Fi. Rooms cost from Dh480. www.dubaicreek.regency.hyatt.com
Sir Bani Yas Island Receive breakfast for two and a discount of up to 20 per cent when booking online with Desert Islands Resort & Spa. Guests can add activities, such as wildlife drives, horse riding, archery and kayaking, at an additional cost. Room rates start from Dh1,450 per night. www.anantara.com
Wellness escape
Germany Villa Stephanie in the spa town of Baden-Baden is offering two nights in a Stephanie superior double room with flowers and fruit on arrival, and breakfast both days, for €1,115 (Dh4,553) per person, per night. The villa's new spa stretches across five floors, with a 500-square-metre spa, plunge pool, gym, hammam and ladies' sauna. www.villastephanie.com
Jordan Soak in the Dead Sea and enjoy some therapeutic pampering at the spa during a three-night stay at the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa. The Marriott is offering a third night free when guests book for two nights, along with 50 per cent off food, beverages and spa treatments. Marriott Rewards members also receive free Wi-Fi. Rates start from 141 Jordanian dinars (Dh731), using the promotional code "B4F". www.marriottsummer.com
Maldives Retreat to the Maldives for a three-night theta healing weekend at Paradise Island Resort from July 17 to 20. The package includes three theta healing sessions, all meals and beverages, non-motorised water sports, speedboat transfers, flights with FlyDubai and accommodation. The package costs Dh6,990. Email support@destination-lovers.com or call 04 453 1193.
Morocco Book three nights or more at Palais Namaskar in Marrakech and receive an extra night free, as well as upgrades and complimentary transfers. The hotel is set in the Palmeraie Oasis, between the Atlas Mountains and Djebilet Hills. The offer also includes breakfast and Wi-Fi, and costs €490 (Dh2,003) per night. www.palaisnamaskar.com
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Egerton, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons
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UAE squad
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Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
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The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000
Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000
Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent
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Date of start: 2013
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Juvenile arthritis
Along with doctors, families and teachers can help pick up cases of arthritis in children.
Most types of childhood arthritis are known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. JIA causes pain and inflammation in one or more joints for at least six weeks.
Dr Betina Rogalski said "The younger the child the more difficult it into pick up the symptoms. If the child is small, it may just be a bit grumpy or pull its leg a way or not feel like walking,” she said.
According to The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in US, the most common symptoms of juvenile arthritis are joint swelling, pain, and stiffness that doesn’t go away. Usually it affects the knees, hands, and feet, and it’s worse in the morning or after a nap.
Limping in the morning because of a stiff knee, excessive clumsiness, having a high fever and skin rash are other symptoms. Children may also have swelling in lymph nodes in the neck and other parts of the body.
Arthritis in children can cause eye inflammation and growth problems and can cause bones and joints to grow unevenly.
In the UK, about 15,000 children and young people are affected by arthritis.
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- Double check that you’ve highlighted relevant skills on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
- For most entry-level jobs, your resume will first be filtered by an applicant tracking system for keywords. Look closely at the description of the job you are applying for and mirror the language as much as possible (while being honest and accurate about your skills and experience).
- Keep your CV professional and in a simple format – make sure you tailor your cover letter and application to the company and role.
- Go online and look for details on job specifications for your target position. Make a list of skills required and set yourself some learning goals to tick off all the necessary skills one by one.
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- Prepare for online interviews using mock interview tools. Even before landing interviews, it can be useful to start practising.
- Be professional and patient. Always be professional with whoever you are interacting with throughout your search process, this will be remembered. You need to be patient, dedicated and not give up on your search. Candidates need to make sure they are following up appropriately for roles they have applied.
Arda Atalay, head of Mena private sector at LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Rudy Bier, managing partner of Kinetic Business Solutions and Ben Kinerman Daltrey, co-founder of KinFitz
UPI facts
More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
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