{"id":39,"date":"2009-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/?p=39"},"modified":"2012-04-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T00:00:00","slug":"dubai-ranks-low-in-worldwide-popularity-contest-says-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dadabhaitravel.ae\/blogs\/dubai-ranks-low-in-worldwide-popularity-contest-says-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Ranks Low in Worldwide Popularity Contest. Says Who?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The travel and tourism community is buzzing about the\u00a0HSBC\u00a0survey<\/span><\/a><\/em>on the \u2018Friendliest Countries in the<\/p>\n
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HSBC Survey<\/p><\/div>\n

World for Expats.\u2019 I know many Dubai-ians are not pleased with the Emirate pegged lower on this list.<\/p><\/div>\n

Commenting on a\u00a0UAE Community<\/em>\u00a0blog post on the same issue<\/a>\u00a0Abu Dhabi blogger says:<\/div>\n

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\u201cI love the social fabric of the UAE. It is a place where you walk into a hundred nationalities everyday. You see all kinds of people from those who stare at you as if you are from another planet to many who smile at you for no reason. I have never felt that I am not welcome here. YES there are instances of red tape in some government departments and some other issues, but to me the UAE has been a very friendly place. Every place has its issues, as does the UAE.\u201d<\/div>\n
Sentiments like these are, surprisingly echoed by many expatriates (many are avid commentators and bloggers on Dubai and UAE themselves!) and definitely make one think hard about the validity of the\u00a0HSBC<\/em>\u00a0survey.<\/div>\n
Our\u00a0Abu Dhabi company<\/a>\u00a0keeps reiterating Dubai\u2019s mass appeal and way of life, mainly because it is one of the best kinds you can come across in a region like the Middle East. Small wonder then that many tourists and visitors in transit to other places love\u00a0sightseeing in Dubai<\/a>\u00a0or visiting for an\u00a0Arabian adventure<\/span><\/span>.<\/a><\/div>\n
Dubai, if you make the effort to, can be a very friendly place and thanks to the government pushing many educational reforms, the language has far from become a barrier for interaction.<\/div>\n
The next time you are looking for a\u00a0hotel booking in UAE<\/a>, remember all these points and consider Dubai.<\/div>\n
Image Credit:\u00a0Joe Shlabotnik<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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POSTED BY\u00a0CASEY ANDREWS<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n