Travel and Expat Articles about Dubai - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:40:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about Dubai - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Want to be an expat? The first question is: why? https://www.expatify.com/advice/want-to-be-an-expat-the-first-question-is-why.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/want-to-be-an-expat-the-first-question-is-why.html#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:01:00 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8875 It seems that the vast majority of people in the Western world are happy living in their home country, but of course there are smaller groups of us who are motivated to live elsewhere. In my own experience of talking to those who’ve moved abroad, it seems that there is a vast array of reasons […]

The post Want to be an expat? The first question is: why? appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/want-to-be-an-expat-the-first-question-is-why.html/feed 1 UAE continues to attract job-seekers and satisfy current expats https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/uae-continues-to-attract-job-seekers-and-satisfy-current-expats.html https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/uae-continues-to-attract-job-seekers-and-satisfy-current-expats.html#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:24:18 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7456 In spite of its own financial collapse a few years back, at least in its largest city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates seems to have an upbeat job market. Perhaps more interesting is that the majority of those who have moved to the UAE are signaling intentions to stay there indefinitely. According to recent […]

The post UAE continues to attract job-seekers and satisfy current expats appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/uae-continues-to-attract-job-seekers-and-satisfy-current-expats.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Dubai, United Arab Emirates https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/monday-escape-dubai-united-arab-emirates.html https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/monday-escape-dubai-united-arab-emirates.html#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 11:13:30 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7166 In spite of losing more than a little momentum when its financial problems became public a couple years ago, the Dubai project continues to march ahead, resulting in a suprisingly wonderful holiday destination or a place to become an expat. Dubai is simply massive, and if even half of the current plans turn into realities […]

The post Monday Escape: Dubai, United Arab Emirates appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/united-arab-emirates/monday-escape-dubai-united-arab-emirates.html/feed 3 What Should Emiratis do About Expat Behaviour? https://www.expatify.com/dubai/what-should-emiratis-do-about-expat-behaviour.html https://www.expatify.com/dubai/what-should-emiratis-do-about-expat-behaviour.html#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 13:45:46 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5377 No other country has experienced such rapid growth in modern times as the United Arab Emirates. Dubai in particular has welcomed other nationalities to join them in building more skyscrapers, developing business and growing their reputation as a paradise of economic glory in the sun and sand. The usual expectation of an expat anywhere is […]

The post What Should Emiratis do About Expat Behaviour? appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/dubai/what-should-emiratis-do-about-expat-behaviour.html/feed 3 Monday Escape: Aktau, Kazakhstan https://www.expatify.com/kazakhstan/monday-escape-aktau-kazakhstan.html https://www.expatify.com/kazakhstan/monday-escape-aktau-kazakhstan.html#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:50 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=2980 Aktau is an exciting, young city, and it is Kazakhstan’s only major sea port on the Caspian Sea. If you want to play a part in this city’s growth of character and charm, the time to move to Aktau is now. Kazakhstan may not be the first place most aspiring expats look to when considering […]

The post Monday Escape: Aktau, Kazakhstan appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/kazakhstan/monday-escape-aktau-kazakhstan.html/feed 1 Dubai’s Expatriate Allure Fading Fast https://www.expatify.com/dubai/dubais-expatriate-allure-fading-fast.html https://www.expatify.com/dubai/dubais-expatriate-allure-fading-fast.html#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:09:46 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=1867 Is the Dubai bubble starting to burst? It’s well known that Dubai relies heavily on expat financial services – and more and more evidence is showing that an increased number of expats are hopping on planes and heading home. New research at Oxford Analytica suggests that the emirate is no longer a desired place to […]

The post Dubai’s Expatriate Allure Fading Fast appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/dubai/dubais-expatriate-allure-fading-fast.html/feed 0 “Expats” – The Movie! https://www.expatify.com/news/expats-the-movie.html https://www.expatify.com/news/expats-the-movie.html#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 10:18:45 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=774 New Zealand filmmaker Craig Johnson is set to make a movie— aptly titled Expats— based upon three expatriate families that arrive in Dubai from different parts of the world seeking wealth and a better life. Intriguingly, Johnson intends to contrast what he calls the new age “Arabian Dream” with that of the antiquated “American Dream”. […]

The post “Expats” – The Movie! appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/news/expats-the-movie.html/feed 1 Lara Dunston in Dubai Expat Spotlight https://www.expatify.com/expat-interviews/lara-dunston-in-dubai-expat-spotlight.html https://www.expatify.com/expat-interviews/lara-dunston-in-dubai-expat-spotlight.html#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 09:41:18 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=755 Today’s Expat Spotlight interview is Lara Dunston, a perpetual globetrotter who has been living out of her suitcase since 2006 and calls Dubai, UAE as her home base. Quick Stats: Name: Lara Dunston Occupation: Travel writer & consultant Current Location: Based in Dubai Originally From: Australia Expat Locations: Website: cooltravelguide.blogspot.com Twitter: twitter.com/laradunston How did you […]

The post Lara Dunston in Dubai Expat Spotlight appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/expat-interviews/lara-dunston-in-dubai-expat-spotlight.html/feed 4 Dubai Leads Worldwide Bust in House Prices https://www.expatify.com/news/dubai-leads-worldwide-bust-in-house-prices.html https://www.expatify.com/news/dubai-leads-worldwide-bust-in-house-prices.html#respond Tue, 26 May 2009 19:10:32 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=740 Perhaps unsurprisingly, Dubai’s real estate boom has turned to bust as house prices plummeted by 40% in the first quarter of 2009. Once home to the world’s biggest construction boom, these slumping numbers now ensure that Dubai tops the list among countries hit hardest by the global recession. According to the Guardian, “Dubai’s ruling family, […]

The post Dubai Leads Worldwide Bust in House Prices appeared first on Expatify.

]]> https://www.expatify.com/news/dubai-leads-worldwide-bust-in-house-prices.html/feed 0