abu dhabi anyone been recently?

[NotAllThere]

Just asking in case. Plan to visit soon.

My teenager only had one jab and they ideally want you "fully vaccinated" to visit public places etc
Plus you got to PCR on arrival and Day 6 I think.

Any feedback on the ground? - on the use of the local covid app in public places?

Thank you.

My son is going with his wife and family to meet friends. One jab isn't fully vaccinated (unless you've take on of the one-jab options). The local authorities are very strict. Don't kiss anyone in public.

Good money though.

Personally I'd avoid any UAE country on their human rights record. The fact that Dubai is the least worst doesn't mean it's lovely.

[northernladuk]

oh and if you aren't married NO DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION OR SHARING ROOMS they turn a blind eye in Dubai if its not too blatant but elsewhere in the UAE they get very unpleasant.

But even then you are playing a game of chance. It's much less enforced yes but you are playing a game of luck with the people around you. Plenty of stories of people being arrested for it and they are just the ones that hit the news. While I've been there I've seen people asked to calm it down in popular restaurants. You'll get away with it as long as the religious police aren't around and the locals in the establishment you are in don't mind. Get the wrong crowd and you'll get a stern warning so it's a matter of if you are feeling lucky punk...

That being said these tend to be the type that land in a country and then expect to act as they normally do without giving a proverbial about local laws and cultures. The influencer/wannabe wealthies are a perfect example. Showing a bit of respect for the customs and you'll generally be fine.

[vetran]

The fact that Dubai is the least worst doesn't mean it's lovely.

Totally this, you see white pleasure girls in limos, open drinking & gambling but you know the clerics are gnashing their teeth and if you upset someone important it will be you going to jail.

Part of Dubai are beautiful but I prefer more honest societies like Brunei.