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H-04 Attractions Oct – Apr

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.

A team mid-programme on Winter Nights — Dubai, Global Village and Ain Dubai, Bluewaters.
Illustrative
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

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.

The day, minute by minute

Timeline

  1. 17:00 Buses depart client office
  2. 17:40 Ain Dubai. Group boarding, one cabin per 25 — 38 minutes and the whole coastline at sunset
  3. 18:30 Transfer to Global Village
  4. 19:00 Arrival. Branded welcome, meeting-point briefing, wristbands
  5. 19:15 Free exploration — the pavilions, the Carnaval, the stunt show
  6. 20:30 Reserved group dining — a held section, no queueing
  7. 21:30 Free time continues. Fireworks where scheduled
  8. 22:15 Regroup at the meeting point
  9. 22:30 Buses depart
  10. 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

Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.

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

Weather & 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. Smaller groups are welcome and are billed at the band's minimum chargeable persons (26 for the 20–49 band).
How long does Winter Nights take, and when does it start?
5.5 hrs. 17:00 pickup — Global Village opens at 16:00 and is unbearable at weekends Departure window: 16:30–18:00. The published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
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?
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. The documented fallback is: 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.. 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?
7 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

Who you are actually booking with

Written terms
Inclusions and exclusions on every package
Settled before signature, not at invoice
Contingency
Named fallback on every outdoor programme
Weather trigger and notification deadline on record

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