We are business men and we know that good deals are made on the golf course. Moreover, Dubai is one of the cities with the biggest number of golf courses on the planet. however, how can we get good deals for our tee times? How to book cheap golf tee times in dubai?

Golf has always been the sport for entrepreneurs. In fact, on the course we have the occasion to meet really interesting business men or to make good business. A lot of entrepreneurs use golf as a natural way of expand and build their network. We have already discussed how to network in Dubai, you can read the article here: article.

You can play golf to meet interesting people, do business or to have fun.

Dubai is also based of a lot of different courses. In fact, there are a lot of courses spread around the city. Coming from Abu Dhabi you can find the JA resort 9 holes course. Moving around the city there 14 golf courses. The last would be the Dubai Creek or Sharjah 9 holes course.

Dubai is also the place where two important international events take place. The DP World Tour Championships takes place in November at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. While, the Hero Dubai Desert Classic takes place at the Emirates Golf Course in January usually.

So, how can you play on the coursed where the most famous players are playing?

And, how to book cheap golf tee times in dubai in those courses?

There are 2 options to book cheap tee times in Dubai. The first would be to get a membership in one of the clubs. This allows you to play for free whenever you want and for as many times as you want. However, it is really expensive. Mostly, the membership can cost you around 35 to 50 thousand dirhams.

The second option would be using the golf apps. There are 2 of them and they cover all the major golf courses. You can get deals and special rates on the apps. Moreover, they also offers cashback on the reservations and discounts in the proshops and restaurants in the clubs.

The best App is definitely VIYA app, they offer really great discounts and it easy to use. You can download it here for Free and Earn 100 Viya points (worth AED 10) when you make your first transaction. Download now and use referral code VI5CFWKM: download.

The other app is the TROON app where you can find all the other courses. There is no discount here unfortunately, however you can still find good deals.

The advice would be to check both the apps when you want to play and the the best deal out of the two.

This is How to book cheap golf tee times in dubai!

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Dubai has seen a huge increase of number of visitors and residents in the past few years. Different events made the city really popular. However, the more people arrive, the more expensive are airline tickets. Therefore, let’s see how to fly cheap to Dubai.

Dubai has been on the news since they started with the vision of creating something extraordinary. The government has approved incredible projects to make the city on the map. In the bast 2 decades, the city has shifted from a pearl fishermen small town to becoming one of the most urbanized cities in the world.

Firstly, projects such as the Burj Al Arab, the palm islands (yes, there are 2) or the Burj Khalifa made the news globally. In fact, these projects were so big that everyone around the globe starting to talk about it or to make documentaries.

I remember 2010 and watching on Discovery channel the series on the Dubai Airport operations or the construction of the palm.

Lately, the city has benefitted from a nice strategy to fight Covid and on its open business bureaucracy. Dubai has become lately a global city, a city that everyone knows or has been. The years when it was considered an exotic place with other traditions are gone.

However, it is also true that the cost to reach the city is more expensive day by day. Dubai is home of the Dubai Airport, the busiest international airport in the world. Moreover, Emirates is based in Dubai, connecting the city to the world through its modern fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777.

Therefore, the classic idea is to try to book an Emirates flight.

Emirates is however a premium airline. Its motto is Fly Better. This is no Ryanair or a low cost. Flying with Emirates means having in mind to pay a bit more to “Fly better”. No shock that the tickets are expensive. Even if, sometimes there are offers or great deals to take.

An option when you are looking on how to fly cheap to Dubai is to check which airline is flying to Dubai Airport. Try to search for NON-Emirates companies flying to Dubai Airport. You can use websites such as Booking.com or Skyscanner to do so.

At Dubai airport there is also based Flydubai, the low-cost company of Emirates. However, this low cost is service different markets compared to Emirates and might be possible that your route is only operated by its mother company Emirates.

A good advice is to search for Dubai as a city and not Dubai Airport. In fact, in Dubai there is a second airport, the Dubai Al Maktoum airport, which is the base for some low costs airlines.

However, the best strategy for flying cheap to Dubai is actually NOT flying to Dubai.

Seems strange but, because it is less famous and wants to attract more tourist, Abu Dhabi offers better deals. Abu Dhabi is the base of Etihad Airlines. The company wanted to be a competitor of Emirates in the past. However, due to the past struggling years, It has changed its business model shifting to a middle class airline. Its prices are more competitive and there are more offers. Moreover, Abu Dhabi is only 1 hour driving to Dubai and any taxi from Abu Dhabi Airport will drive you to Dubai for around 200aed.

Try to search for low-cost airlines serving Abu Dhabi. Recently WizzAir has created a base in Abu Dhabi and is offering its low cost tickets. WuzzAir is definitely a low cost, so do not expect to have food or TVs onboard.

The last option would be to search from Sharjah Airport. Sharjah is another emirate, neighbour or Dubai. The city is only 40 minutes driving from Dubai and any taxi will drive you to Dubai for around 150aed. Sharjah airport is the base of Air Arabia, a low cost operating in the region. Try to search the options of this airline or any other airlines that might operate a flight to Sharjah.

The last suggestion to how to fly cheap to Dubai would be flying during the week if you can or replanning your visit to low season.

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Whenever you arrive in Dubai and you get a place to stay, the next thing to thing is which is a cheap supermarket in Dubai to go for your groceries?

Let’s start saying that is normal initially to spend hundreds of dirhams for a couple of items. To all of us happened at least once to buy one milk and one bread for 100aed.

It is normal because you are new in town and you don’t know how to buy items in a cheap supermarket in Dubai.

In Dubai there are all the supermarkets you want, from local stores to discounts, from a specific food store to the huge hypermarkets. You can find Indian supermarkets, Italian, French and Arabian all over town. There are organic supermarkets but also exotic ones. What about the difference between the local 24h daily supermarket and the huge hypermarkets.

So let’s summarise what you can find:

Daily shops. If you leave in a really densely populated area, you probably have in your building or just hundreds meters away a Daily shop. Most of the time they are open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Usually you can find a few products and they are perfect if you are missing something for your dinner receipt. They are usually expensive.

Local supermarkets. Local supermarkets are spread around town. You can find a Spinneys or a Choithram in almost every areas of town. Most of the time you can also find Carrefour, Grandiose or Geant markets in your area. You can fins a bigger selection compared to the daily shops and they are usually a bit cheaper. However they are less spread around and you might need to walk a bit or drive a couple of minutes. They are not usually open all day. However all supermarkets are working 7 days a week.

Hypermarkets. The cheap supermarket in Dubai is definitely a hypermarket. These are usually at a car distance. You can find them in some malls or around town. Most of the time you need to drive there. These are the supermarkets where you can find every imaginable products and with family boxes and offers. We can mention here chains like Carrefour, UnionCoop and Lulu.

Discounts supermarkets. Spread around town there also supermarkets that offer discounts or products without brand. These are good for all the products that you want to get and you are not really caring if they are from a know brand or not. You can save a lot in these markets. One of this is VIVA supermarkets.

Culture markets. There are also around town, with no chain, supermarkets focused on a particular culture and country of products. You can find Arabian supermarkets, Indian, British and others around town. you can find here the products you are buying at home or the exotic products you might need to cook a special dish.

Online stores. There are shops only ONLINE where you can buy special products. For example you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables on NRTC Fresh or Italian food on Casinetto.

Order supermarkets online. You can use APPs to order your groceries from the daily shops or from the local supermarkets around you. The most common is INSTASHOP, but you can use also Careem APP. They are going to the supermarket on your behalf and delivery at home your products in around 1 hours. You can also buy a huge grocery from Carrefour hypermarket but it will take at least 24hours to be delivered.

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I have lived in Dubai for more than 7 years at this point. I have seen the city changing and growing fast. More and more people are coming to live in Dubai. At the same time, a lot of entrepreneurs are deciding to move in Dubai and to start their businesses here. This is the reason for why this blog, a guide for all of them.

Data are clear, every day hundreds of new entrepreneurs are coming to Dubai. With them, their questions and problems are coming as well.

The more people are coming, the more I receive messages and questions about helping in setup in Dubai.

This is the reason for why this blog. I want to create a precise guide to offer help and suggestions to you. Do not make the mistakes I made once I moved here.

When you decide to move to a new city, most of the time you do not know where to start. Therefore, what you do is asking the people you know already there for help.

I really believe in the power of helping others. At the same time, I feel there is not a precise point of contact for the entrepreneurs in Dubai to understand better what they need to make business and to live a peaceful life.

It is true that other solutions are already out there. For example, consulates or business councils are really helping entrepreneurs in dubai to connect and to do network. This blog wants to be different. This is the fast guide you can consultate in a couple of clicks to solve all the small problems you might face on a daily base.

For example, where to buy good water, which are the first steps to rent an apartment or just how to get discounts in nice restaurants.

Yes, we are also going to offer you business suggestions and sharing our experience.

Our Mission is: SOLVING all your daily life annoying questions and problems as an entrepreneur in Dubai.
So you can focus on what matters the most: your business!

I created this blog with in different HACKS in mind.
The HACKS are the answers to all your daily questions you have, for which I have already found an answer during my life here in Dubai.

Different Hacks are related to all the questions I have asked myself through the years. Including, all the questions the new comers entrepreneurs in dubai have asked me in the past years.

I am summarising the most common Hacks in the following categories:

BUSINESS HACKS: This category is going to include all the suggestions i have for you to setup your business properly in Dubai. This section includes all the answers to the questions related to setup a new business, accounting, taxation, VAT declaration, and everything you need to know.

CITY HACKS: This category will include all the answers related to how to move around the city like a local. Understanding the different areas of the city, getting to know where to go or what to do.

HOUSE HACKS: Finding a place where to live is the first big problem when you move to dubai. Probably, just as big as setting up a business. This category helps you in understanding what you need to know, what you to do and how you can avoid being scammed.

LIFE HACKS: This section is going to help you in addressing all your concerns about how to live a healthy life. For example where you can buy what, which recommendations you need in this extreme weather and how to maintain a good work-life-dubai balance

However, you can always just read the latest from the Blog Section, where all the articles are going to show.

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