Topics
Every article in the NWP Travel journal tagged “UAE residents”, newest first, each with its sources.
31 articles
When to go
Sydney and Melbourne are most comfortable in spring and autumn; December is the busiest month, and summer brings heatwaves. Station normals, arrivals and key dates.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 6 min read
How it works
What jet lag is, why flying east is harder, how many days it takes to adjust, and what the CDC and the NHS advise before, during and after a long flight from the UAE.
From the UAE
The UAE's rules on bringing personal medicines into the country, as the Emirates Drug Establishment and health ministry set them out, and what airports ask at security.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 7 min read
April to October is south Bali's dry season, and July and August its busiest months. Indonesia's official season dates, temperatures, Nyepi and arrival counts.
Report it before you leave the airport, keep the reference, and claim in writing in time: 7 days for damage, 21 for delay. What airlines and regulators say.
Cape Town's summer, November to March, is dry and sunny; whales and wild flowers come in late winter and spring. Climate normals, the flower calendar and visitor figures.
The Orchard, quiet rooms and the transit hotel airside, Discover Qatar's transit tours, Qatar Airways' free transit hotels and stopovers, and the Metro into Doha.
Luxor and Aswan are most comfortable from December to February; Cairo also suits spring and autumn. Station normals, and the two days the sun lights Abu Simbel.
Free city tours and hotels from Turkish Airlines, places to rest airside, and the Metro and buses into Istanbul, with the timings the airline and the airport give.
Tbilisi is at its best in May, June, September and October, between a cold winter and a hot July; the coast is wettest from August. Weather, harvest and visitor counts.
Singapore has no dry season, but February and June to September are drier than November to January. Changi's normals, the monsoons and monthly visitor counts.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 5 min read
Sri Lanka's dry coast moves with the monsoons: Colombo's from January to March, Trincomalee's from March to August. Rainfall records, the four seasons and arrivals.
Which coast to pick in which month: Bangkok, Phuket and Ko Samui's rainfall, the Thai Meteorological Department's seasons and 2025's arrivals.
When the Maldives is driest and sunniest, how the two monsoons split the year, and when UAE visitors actually go, from Malé and Addu's weather records.
Spring and autumn suit Istanbul and Cappadocia together, and spring is quieter. Station normals, Istanbul's monthly arrivals and the rules that decide when balloons fly.
Official climate records, Eurostat's crowd figures and the UAE school calendar, read side by side, so you can choose the month before you choose the city.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 9 min read
Which airlines use which terminal at DXB, how the gates are laid out, how to move between terminals, and how to reach each one by Metro, bus or taxi.
Family travel
Baby milk at security, pushchairs to the gate, Smart Gates with children, baby care rooms at DXB, and Emirates' rules on bassinets, car seats and infant baggage.
Late March to May and October to November suit most trips to Japan. The weather agency's averages, the rainy and typhoon seasons, and the holidays that fill the trains.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 11 min read
Who can use the Smart Gates at DXB and DWC, how registration works, what the Red Carpet corridor and Emirates' biometric path are, and how Abu Dhabi and Sharjah compare.
May, June and September suit most London trips. Met Office averages for Heathrow, official visitor counts, and London's school and bank holidays for 2026–27.
Where Dubai's second airport is, who flies from it, how early to arrive, how to get there and to DXB, and what the official plans for the new airport say.
New York's mildest months are May, June, September and October; the hurricane season peaks around 10 September. Central Park's normals, school recesses and big dates.
What EU261, its UK version, the US refund rules and the UAE's passenger welfare regulation give you when a flight is late or cancelled, and which trips each covers.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 8 min read
Paris is busy from April to October; the weather decides the rest. Météo-France station data, INSEE hotel figures and the school calendar.
The official options from each DXB terminal, the Metro's hours and luggage limits, when you will need a taxi instead, and what to have ready before you leave arrivals.
June to September for lakes and mountain walks, December to March for snow. MeteoSwiss normals from lake cities to the Jungfraujoch, and hotel figures with UAE guests.
The liquid limits at Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports, the exemptions for medicine and baby food, and the power-bank rules of four UAE airlines.
What Etihad, Air Arabia and Zayed International each say about check-in, US pre-clearance and peak days, with the points where their own pages disagree.
What Dubai Airports, Emirates and flydubai each say about check-in, passport control and gate times, and when to leave more room: the official deadlines in one place.
Sharjah Airport's own advice, Air Arabia's check-in times, the city and home check-in options, and the baggage rule that catches people out.
