There goes our spring break in Dubai

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Anonymous wrote:I mean. What were you going to do there as a family? Buy gold bars from a vending machine and stay at a 7 star hotel?

Lol. ILY

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Anonymous wrote:When will you folks learn to get travel insurance if you are going to book the cheaper non-cancellable rates?

I don’t think most travel insurance covers acts of war?

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Criticizing someone as a bad person for traveling to Dubai because of alleged “slavery and oppression” seems inconsistent. It would be like calling someone immoral for visiting the United States because of Jim Crow laws in the past or current issues involving ICE. Every country has some form of inequality or exploitation. In the U.S., for example, undocumented immigrants and even some au pairs can end up in exploitative labor situations, and millions of poor Americans face systemic hardship without ever choosing their circumstances. Yet travelers to the U.S. aren’t generally judged as unethical for going there.

In Dubai’s case, many of the workers described as “oppressed” made a voluntary decision to move there for economic opportunities. They weren’t forcibly taken; they chose higher wages and financial prospects. Unless you’ve actually spoken with these workers about their experiences, it’s hard to fully understand their situations beyond what’s portrayed in media narratives.

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Anonymous wrote:Criticizing someone as a bad person for traveling to Dubai because of alleged “slavery and oppression” seems inconsistent. It would be like calling someone immoral for visiting the United States because of Jim Crow laws in the past or current issues involving ICE. Every country has some form of inequality or exploitation. In the U.S., for example, undocumented immigrants and even some au pairs can end up in exploitative labor situations, and millions of poor Americans face systemic hardship without ever choosing their circumstances. Yet travelers to the U.S. aren’t generally judged as unethical for going there.

In Dubai’s case, many of the workers described as “oppressed” made a voluntary decision to move there for economic opportunities. They weren’t forcibly taken; they chose higher wages and financial prospects. Unless you’ve actually spoken with these workers about their experiences, it’s hard to fully understand their situations beyond what’s portrayed in media narratives.

I’m not going to criticize anybody for where they vacation. For MYSELF, Dubai sounds boring- especially when you factor in the length of the flight and cost. I would maybe consider doing a couple days in Dubai, as part of a trip to Oman. Oman looks amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:Criticizing someone as a bad person for traveling to Dubai because of alleged “slavery and oppression” seems inconsistent. It would be like calling someone immoral for visiting the United States because of Jim Crow laws in the past or current issues involving ICE. Every country has some form of inequality or exploitation. In the U.S., for example, undocumented immigrants and even some au pairs can end up in exploitative labor situations, and millions of poor Americans face systemic hardship without ever choosing their circumstances. Yet travelers to the U.S. aren’t generally judged as unethical for going there.

In Dubai’s case, many of the workers described as “oppressed” made a voluntary decision to move there for economic opportunities. They weren’t forcibly taken; they chose higher wages and financial prospects. Unless you’ve actually spoken with these workers about their experiences, it’s hard to fully understand their situations beyond what’s portrayed in media narratives.

Maybe review the thread first before trotting out this tired argument.

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You really have to be rich and well traveled for Dubai to arrive at the too of your list for spring break. Layovers have been more than enough for me. Although more malls and unwalkable urban spaces is always tempting.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean. What were you going to do there as a family? Buy gold bars from a vending machine and stay at a 7 star hotel?

DP, not rich, but my kids absolutely loved Dubai.

+1. Our 72 hours in Dubai while en route to Asia is one of my fondest travel memories with kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean. What were you going to do there as a family? Buy gold bars from a vending machine and stay at a 7 star hotel?

DP, not rich, but my kids absolutely loved Dubai.

+1. Our 72 hours in Dubai while en route to Asia is one of my fondest travel memories with kids.

You went to the mall didn’t you?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean. What were you going to do there as a family? Buy gold bars from a vending machine and stay at a 7 star hotel?

DP, not rich, but my kids absolutely loved Dubai.

+1. Our 72 hours in Dubai while en route to Asia is one of my fondest travel memories with kids.

Dubai is in Asia, which is also full of malls. Lots of stores.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get Dubai. I went to Doha, Qatar for work once. Prior to the trip, I was really excited- new country, new culture, first time in Middle East…etc. While the trip was fine and I had down time to do touristy stuff, there actually wasn’t a ton to do. It wasn’t terrible, but I couldn’t see flying 14 hours to vacation there. Same with Dubai, which I imagine is similar to Doha. One place I would love to visit in the Middle East, is Oman. Know people who’ve been and it looks amazing.

In the same way that Mexico City, Chicago, and Montreal are all similar, right? Because they're all in North America.

You're an idiot who probably also always rambles on about "Europe" because London, Berlin, and Athens are similar in the way that Singapore, Seoul and Beijing are.

Oh my 🙄

They actually are pretty similar.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get Dubai. I went to Doha, Qatar for work once. Prior to the trip, I was really excited- new country, new culture, first time in Middle East…etc. While the trip was fine and I had down time to do touristy stuff, there actually wasn’t a ton to do. It wasn’t terrible, but I couldn’t see flying 14 hours to vacation there. Same with Dubai, which I imagine is similar to Doha. One place I would love to visit in the Middle East, is Oman. Know people who’ve been and it looks amazing.

In the same way that Mexico City, Chicago, and Montreal are all similar, right? Because they're all in North America.

You're an idiot who probably also always rambles on about "Europe" because London, Berlin, and Athens are similar in the way that Singapore, Seoul and Beijing are.

Oh my 🙄

They actually are pretty similar.

PP, here.

“They,” is Dubai and Doha. No, I don’t think London and Athens are similar.

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We are still going.

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I don't have any sympathy for non-diplomatic families, non-relatives, who go to Dubai or anywhere else in that region. These are autocratic countries, built on current, not former, slave immigrant labor, with a piss-poor record for treating women of their own nations like secondary citizens.

Seriously, where is the outage over what is happening there?

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Theme parks, resorts, beaches, desert safari, water parks, jet skiing, they even have an indoor ski resort, the food is awesome, nightlife, architecture

Give DCUM an indoor Costa Rica.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean. What were you going to do there as a family? Buy gold bars from a vending machine and stay at a 7 star hotel?

Theme parks, resorts, beaches, desert safari, water parks, jet skiing, they even have an indoor ski resort, the food is awesome, nightlife, architecture

In case you ddin't know, NJ has indoor skiing at American Dream.