All our Dubai guides tagged planning.
How entering Dubai works: who gets a visa on arrival, who applies in advance, passport validity, what customs restricts, and rules that surprise visitors.
A plan that gives the towers two days, the old city one, the desert one and the beach one, with the bookings that need doing before you fly.
When to visit Dubai: the cool high season, the scorching summer, the shoulder months, and how heat, crowds, prices and Ramadan shape your dates.
The city runs two price levels in parallel. Where the metro, souks and beaches keep costs down, where alcohol and attractions raise them, and a budget.
Healthcare here is private and billed, and the activities people book are the ones basic policies exclude: dune bashing, quad bikes, diving and hire cars.