To work in the UAE you must have a sponsor. This can be someone already living there or an employer who will sponsor you for admittance so you can take up a job.

There are different kids of visa for different kinds of work and lengths of stay and the one you need will be decided on the basis of number of things that are taken account like whether you are coming to work or for a holiday, the country you are coming from.

If you are already a citizen of one of the countries in the Gulf Cooperative Council then you don’t actually need a visa – merely your passport (those countries are Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates and Oman).

Otherwise you will receive your visa on arrival at the airport.

If you are a citizen of an Arab Gulf Country Council (but not one of the GCC countries) and belong to a list of certain professional occupations then you will be allowed a 30 day visa. These occupations tend to be the professions – doctors, accountants, engineers and public sector workers.

If you belong to one of the countries on an approved list then you can get a free single visit visa – but verify with a UAE embassy before travelling. The countries on the approved include the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, the countries within the EU and some others. A full, up to date list can be seen on the UAE immigration services website.

If you don’t qualify for a visa under any of these more-or-less automatic critera, then you must apply for a visa through a sponsor. The sponsor must sort out all of the paperwork on your behalf:

• A sponsor in the Hotel and Tourist Industry can apply for a 14 day Service Visa, a 30 day Tourist Visa or a 30 day Visit Visa which can be extended for another 30 days at a later.
• Airlines can apply for a 4 day Transit Visa for airline staff.
• Other sectors within the UAE can only seek to obtain Visit Visa’s and Service Visas but not Tourist Visas.
• If you have a friend on relative already living the UAE then they can apply for a visa on your behalf as a sponsor.

If these rules sound fairly straightforward that’s because, in most cases they are. However visitors from countries including Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Niger have further limitations. It is always advised that you check with The Naturalisation and Residency Administration of the Ministry of the Interior for the region of Dubai to get proper, up-to-date information.

If you are coming to the region to work and your employed is sorting out the visa on your behalf there a few things to be aware of.

• The sponsoring company handles all paperwork required for your visa application, and employment visas only last an initial 30 days (although they can be extended).
• You can’t leave the sponsoring company without their permission

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Singapore is a trend setter example for those ones who are always looking for some excuses for hiding their weakness. It does not have natural resources but remarkably established itself as a prominent regional hub for international trade, shipping and air transport. Most of the fortune multinational companies have established their office in Singapore. The prominent industries in Singapore are electronics, chemicals, financial services, petroleum refining, food processing, ship repair, offshore platform construction, biotechnology and entrepot trade.

Such fine business centre needs high end luxury hotels. Hence, numerous five star hotels in Singapore are lined up on all prominent online hotels booking websites. This cosmopolitan city is friendly for every community. Major religions in the country are Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. Almost all people regardless of community and religion have high level of disposable income compared to other Southeast Asian country people. Such statistic also encourages Singapore 5 star hotels for their further expansion.

Domestic and international telecommunication services in Singapore are the best in the world which is an essential component of being world class business spot. Even transportation system is excellent here. The country magnificently manages sea and air carriers. The major trading partners of the country are Malaysia, US, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea. Exported goods include electrical and electronic products, machineries and equipments, processed foods, consumer goods, chemicals and mineral fuels. Similarly, major imported goods are machineries and equipments, mineral fuels, chemicals and foods.

Star hotels Singapore is perfectly aware with the needs and sentiments of the guest as most of guests are business persons who frequently come into the country. Usually, these person belongs to Malaysia, US, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea and star hotels always keep prepare themselves for all sorts of demands like conferencing facility, meeting rooms and so on. Even, prominent online hotel booking websites also may offer several special packages for frequent business persons. Numerous discounted offer packages and deals from foremost hotels turned them into good quality budget hotels which attract wide range of middle income group as well.

One can be benefited with several ways while booking their accommodation through these websites. Apart from discounted packages and deals, numerous special offers may be available here for students and senior citizens. Few additional benefits also may be offered like airport transfer facilities, tickets for events and shows and so on. Hence truly, time has arrived to embody your dream tour to Singapore.…

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Sometimes guests get bored in a hotel room. They do not want to watch TV, read a book or relax, but are looking for something else. How about giving your guests a jigsaw that is fun to complete? In addition, the completion of the jigsaw could be worth a prize of your choice.

Let’s say one of your guests finishes a jigsaw of yours and brings it down to the reception to pick up the promised gift.

This is a wonderful situation for both parties. The guest is enormously happy and proud that they finished the jigsaw and receives an awesome gift from the hotel; you, on the other hand, can be certain that this guest is not going to forget this experience and triumph.

The gift is the icing on the cake for the guest. If you provide a delightful one it ensures that the guest will talk about this experience with family members, friends, and colleagues. It is not common at all to provide a guest of an accommodation business with the chance to win an amazing price simply by putting together a jigsaw. That is pretty unique.

In addition, who says that the jigsaw has to be easy? Nowadays you can easily produce your own jigsaw. Simply put, you can choose your own layout and the quantity of pieces. I recommend creating three levels of difficulty for your jigsaws. Each level has its own prize. Your guests can choose one level during their stay and they only have one opportunity. You can make it even harder to complete by setting a time in which the jigsaw has to be completed after picking it up at the reception.

Another strategy would be to have a 5000 – 10,000 piece jigsaw available that has to be completed within one week. The completion is worth two more days in your accommodation free of charge. By following this strategy you could convince your guests to stay longer!

You could make the whole game even more interesting and challenging by saying that a borrowed jigsaw game has to be at least half completed at checkout, otherwise, the guests have to do something silly (for example saying I love XYZ HOTEL into a camera, etc.).

Guests that complete your jigsaws are ideal for taking pictures of, which you can use for your social media marketing. People that see these pictures online will ask themselves what this is all about and you will undoubtedly create curiosity with it. Imagine that you are the first accommodation business that provides such games and prizes for regular guests in your own town. That alone is a powerful reason for guests to book your accommodation again. This strategy adds massive value to your accommodation business, and adding value is one of the best ways to rise to the top and become really successful in what you do.…

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I stayed at the Hilton last night and slept like a baby. The pillow was so comfortable. It molded to my head and supported my neck all night. The whole experience made me wonder why my pillows are all flat. In fact, I have to buy new pillows every year because they lose their shape so quickly. I had to find out what made the hotel pillow so superior.

I started by examining the hotel pillow. It had a feather inner core surrounded by a 700 fill power White Goose Down, whatever that means. So, I went to the computer and did a little research. First of all, the higher the fill power, the higher the quality of the pillow. A pillow with an 800 fill power will be the most resilient and last the longest while maintaining the same level of support for many years. Did you catch that, for many years. A good quality pillow should have at least a 600 fill power. Now, to purchase a high power filled pillow with goose down you are looking at anywhere between forty and one hundred dollars. Which seems crazy, right? Maybe. I needed to do some more research.

Next, I looked at the pillows I use home. I always buy those cheap Walmart pillows made with the polyester fiber fill. It doesn’t even list the power fill, probably because it’s so low. No wonder it goes flat so fast. Besides the fact that it is filled with polyester fiber opposed to goose down and it has no inner core. However, you can purchase two jumbo pillows for less than fifteen dollars or a body pillow for under twenty. But, they are low quality and go flat so is it worth it?

Now the big question is why the Hilton, and I am sure other hotels, provide such expensive pillows to their customers. Why not but the cheap pillows? Well think about it. A quality pillow with 800 fill power will last for many years. I found some products that claim they will keep their form for up to fifteen years. If that is so, hotels only need to invest in new pillows every ten year or so, instead of yearly, besides the fact that the quality pillows are so much more comfortable which is great for customer relations and business.

At this point of my research and thought process I started hitting myself. Get a clue. No more Walmart pillows. No more polyester fiber fill or set of jumbo pillows for under fifteen dollars. No more replacing pillows every year. I’m buying an expense goose down, 800 fill power pillow that will last a decade. Can’t wait.…

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In 1649 when the royal gardener Le Nôtre began to lay out the renaissance garden of the Louvre, he also conceived the amazing east-west axis that now connects the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, and "La Défense" with its ultramodern skyscrapers. The most famous stretch is the "avenue des Champs-Elysées" which boasts myriads of cafés, stylish boutiques, and some top floor apartments that offer impressive views.

Fashion lovers find their eldorado on the exquisite "avenue Montaigne" which owes its name to the famous French Renaissance philosopher. From a truly sumptuous town palace at the corner of the "Champs- Elysées" with its ornate stone-carved façade and wrought iron balconies, right down to the Seine river, there is no doubt that this is one of the most prestigious addresses of the city.
Many famous couturiers are established on "avenue Montaigne". Here elegant ladies and gentlemen from all over the world can be seen shopping at exquisite fashion boutiques. The luxurious "Plaza Athenée Hotel" with its handsome freestone facade and the well-known "Théâtre des Champs-Elysées" are located a bit further down on this pretty tree-lined contre-allée.
International business people and famous celebrities have always been attracted to this noble neighborhood and many of them choose to own their Parisian residence here. Interestingly, insiders distinguish between two real estate categories: properties on the courtyard side, and those overlooking the avenue. Understandably, the latter are among the most expensive of Paris.

However, the surrounding neighborhood also offers quite a number of remarkable locations: the so-called "golden triangle" which encompasses the avenues "George V", "Montaigne", and "Champs-Elysées" includes the elegant "rue and place François 1er "with countless stylish fashion boutiques and first-class real estate. The exquisite place "François 1er" with its fine fountain is surrounded by attractive buildings and town palaces. The top floor apartments on "cours Albert 1er" are very much appreciated as they have southern exposure and offer sweeping views of the "rive gauche" riverbank and the Eiffel tower. …

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