Field notes Warehouse event space in Dubai, priced per head
What an Al Quoz warehouse event space costs per day, how many people it holds, and the seven lines the day rate leaves out — one of which rules out summer.
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The operational detail: weather, permits, transport, group size.
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Field notes Best time for a Europe trip from the UAE, by month
When to take a team or a reward trip to Europe from the UAE, month by month: weather, prices, Schengen queues, Ramadan, Eid and the school calendar.
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Field notes Schengen business visa from Dubai for a company trip
How a UAE company gets a mixed-nationality group through Schengen visas: who needs one, which purpose to declare, the 90-day timeline and what it costs.
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Field notes What to wear to a team building day in the UAE
What to wear to a team building day in the UAE, activity by activity — desert, water, mountain, indoor sport — and what to put in the invitation.
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Field notes Corporate event photography, and what goes wrong
Event photography in Dubai rarely fails during the shoot. It fails at delivery. What to contract, what a reel and a drone cost, and the shot list to hand over.
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Field notes The May-to-September problem, and what actually works
Between May and September most outdoor corporate events in the UAE stop being sellable. What the heat does to a programme, and the formats that hold up.
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