# Winter Nights

> Global Village and Ain Dubai on a weeknight. Cheap, outdoors, genuinely fun, and the easiest thing in the catalog to say yes to.

Package H-04 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Attractions](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/theme-park-and-attraction-days/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/winter-nights/

- **Duration:** 5.5 hrs
- **Ideal start time:** 17:00 pickup — Global Village opens at 16:00 and is unbearable at weekends
- **Departure window:** 16:30–18:00
- **Group size:** 20 min — 150 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Dubai — Global Village and Ain Dubai, Bluewaters
- **Season:** Oct–Apr only. Global Village does not operate outside this window.
- **Booking lead time:** 7 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 20–49 people | AED 420 | 26 people |
| 50–99 people | AED 370 | — |
| 100+ people | AED 330 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 45–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50–99 people; groups of 90–99 are billed as 100 people at the rate for 100+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

Global Village entry is **AED 25** and Ain Dubai is around **AED 145**. The client can price this evening in thirty seconds and will, so the gap between the tickets and this programme is deliberately narrow.

What the difference actually buys is honest and small: a coach so nobody parks at Global Village on a weeknight in January, a **sunset rotation on Ain Dubai with the group in adjacent cabins** rather than scattered among strangers, a **held dining section** so 60 people are not queueing at a food stall at half past eight, and two coordinators so the regroup at 22:15 takes ten minutes.

**The real reason to sell it is the price of entry into a relationship.** At AED 330 a person for a hundred people, on seven days' notice, with no procurement cycle and no risk, this is the easiest yes a new client will ever give us. It is the H-series equivalent of what M-06 Border Run does for the M-series and what J-03 does for CSR buyers — **an account opener that happens to be a good evening.**

It is also **the only package in the catalog that is straightforwardly, uncomplicatedly fun**, with no programme, no facilitation and nothing to achieve. Some teams want exactly that and there is no reason to sell them something more expensive.

## Timeline

- **17:00** — Buses depart client office
- **17:40** — Ain Dubai. Group boarding, one cabin per 25 — 38 minutes and the whole coastline at sunset
- **18:30** — Transfer to Global Village
- **19:00** — Arrival. Branded welcome, meeting-point briefing, wristbands
- **19:15** — Free exploration — the pavilions, the Carnaval, the stunt show
- **20:30** — Reserved group dining — a held section, no queueing
- **21:30** — Free time continues. Fireworks where scheduled
- **22:15** — Regroup at the meeting point
- **22:30** — Buses depart
- **23:00** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office
- Ain Dubai at group rate — grouped cabins, sunset rotation
- Global Village entry at group rate
- Reserved group dining at Global Village with a held section
- Registration, wristbands and meeting-point management
- Branded welcome setup
- Photographer, half day — 40+ retouched stills within 5 working days
- Same-day 60-second social edit
- Two event coordinators on site

## Not included

- Rides, games and shopping inside Global Village
- Additional food and beverage
- Alcohol
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Ain Dubai does not operate in high wind, and this is the common failure — it happens several times each winter. Rain closes parts of Global Village.
- **Fallback:** If Ain Dubai is down, the evening starts at Global Village 50 minutes earlier and the Ain Dubai cost is refunded to the client in full at AED 110 a person — not substituted, not absorbed. Global Village closure reschedules free within the season.
- **You are told by:** Ain Dubai wind decisions are made by the operator with little notice, sometimes while the group is in transit. The coordinator tells the senior attendee first, then the group, with the refund stated in the same sentence.

## Customisation options

- Global Village ride and game credit: AED 60/person
- Reserved seating at the main stage show: AED 45/person
- Upgrade to a private Ain Dubai cabin with canapés: AED 190/person
- Extend with a Bluewaters dinner before boarding: AED 90/person
- Videographer + edited reel: AED 1,200
- Branded t-shirts: AED 45–90/person
- Family format — partners and children: Priced on request

## Questions about Winter Nights

### How much does Winter Nights cost per person?

AED 420 per person for 20–49 people; AED 370 per person for 50–99 people; AED 330 per person for 100+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 26 people in the 20–49 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 45–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50–99 people; groups of 90–99 are billed as 100 people at the rate for 100+ people.

### How long does Winter Nights take, and when does it start?

5.5 hrs. Ideal start: 17:00 pickup — Global Village opens at 16:00 and is unbearable at weekends. Departure window: 16:30–18:00.

### What is not included in Winter Nights?

Rides, games and shopping inside Global Village; Additional food and beverage; Alcohol; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Winter Nights if the weather turns?

Trigger: Ain Dubai does not operate in high wind, and this is the common failure — it happens several times each winter. Rain closes parts of Global Village. Fallback: If Ain Dubai is down, the evening starts at Global Village 50 minutes earlier and the Ain Dubai cost is refunded to the client in full at AED 110 a person — not substituted, not absorbed. Global Village closure reschedules free within the season. You are told: Ain Dubai wind decisions are made by the operator with little notice, sometimes while the group is in transit. The coordinator tells the senior attendee first, then the group, with the refund stated in the same sentence.

### How far in advance do we need to book Winter Nights?

The booking lead time is 7 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Global Village with your company: how to do it right](https://offsyte.ae/blog/global-village-company-night-out/): How to take 20 to 150 colleagues to Global Village without losing half of them: the right night, group tickets, and the AED 330-a-head rate for 100+.
- [When to run a company event in the UAE](https://offsyte.ae/blog/uae-corporate-event-calendar/): The UAE corporate calendar decides more about your event than your budget does. Working week, public holidays, school terms, heat and the months that sell out.

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