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[mlob]

Interesting read. We are a family of 4 but dad and I are not married. I wonder if I too should reconsider our plans.actually as I type this I'm thinking we'd probably end up with two rooms due to kids anyhow.

 

[markis10]

Interesting read. We are a family of 4 but dad and I are not married. I wonder if I too should reconsider our plans.actually as I type this I'm thinking we'd probably end up with two rooms due to kids anyhow.

I have yet to hear of an incidence where it was a problem that did not come up in conjunction with another problem involving a police presence.

 

[YSSY]

We've just moved from the Middle East to Australia recently, and I agree with the above poster that trouble really only comes to those who bring it to them in Dubai. I've had a lot of unmarried friends staying in hotels without a problem. Then theirs the brothels and hookers more readily available then most other cities in the world.
The news often portrays harsh punishments in Dubai, but often part of the story is missing in the western press. In some respects I found more freedom in the Middle East then some western countries. I have sat in restaurants in Dubai and seen a group of very masculine 'Ladyboys' come in and dine at the table adjacent, nobody cared, not the Arabs, not the Westerners. These people were just behaving and keeping to themselves. Had that been in parts of the UK, USA, Australia etc I think they'd have been comments and sniggers from some people.

Essentially, nobody will bother you if you are checking in to a hotel and having a few drinks + meal. However, get drunk and cause a brawl, and then the full force of the law will come down and that's the point that adultery gets thrown into the mix.

That's just my opinion from living in the sandpit.

 

[harvyk]

We've just moved from the Middle East to Australia recently, and I agree with the above poster that trouble really only comes to those who bring it to them in Dubai. I've had a lot of unmarried friends staying in hotels without a problem. Then theirs the brothels and hookers more readily available then most other cities in the world.
The news often portrays harsh punishments in Dubai, but often part of the story is missing in the western press. In some respects I found more freedom in the Middle East then some western countries. I have sat in restaurants in Dubai and seen a group of very masculine 'Ladyboys' come in and dine at the table adjacent, nobody cared, not the Arabs, not the Westerners. These people were just behaving and keeping to themselves. Had that been in parts of the UK, USA, Australia etc I think they'd have been comments and sniggers from some people.

Essentially, nobody will bother you if you are checking in to a hotel and having a few drinks + meal. However, get drunk and cause a brawl, and then the full force of the law will come down and that's the point that adultery gets thrown into the mix.

That's just my opinion from living in the sandpit.

I think this is pretty sound advice for traveling full stop. When I tend to travel, I try really hard not to bring the wrong sort of attention to myself, and whenever I read in the media "Another Australian's Holiday Hell" I can't always help but wonder what they exactly did beyond what looks good in sensationalist press.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Remember there are no rules when you travel ....

 

[harvyk]

Remember there are no rules when you travel ....

Except for local laws, local customs, visa rules and regulations, LAG rules, DF rules, airline rules... Need I go on?

 

[TomVexille]

Except for local laws, local customs, visa rules and regulations, LAG rules, DF rules, airline rules... Need I go on?

But they just apply to those foreigners...

 

[ozbeachbabe]

We've just moved from the Middle East to Australia recently, and I agree with the above poster that trouble really only comes to those who bring it to them in Dubai. I've had a lot of unmarried friends staying in hotels without a problem. Then theirs the brothels and hookers more readily available then most other cities in the world.

The news often portrays harsh punishments in Dubai, but often part of the story is missing in the western press. In some respects I found more freedom in the Middle East then some western countries. I have sat in restaurants in Dubai and seen a group of very masculine 'Ladyboys' come in and dine at the table adjacent, nobody cared, not the Arabs, not the Westerners. These people were just behaving and keeping to themselves. Had that been in parts of the UK, USA, Australia etc I think they'd have been comments and sniggers from some people.

Essentially, nobody will bother you if you are checking in to a hotel and having a few drinks + meal. However, get drunk and cause a brawl, and then the full force of the law will come down and that's the point that adultery gets thrown into the mix.

That's just my opinion from living in the sandpit.

We have about 9 hours in DXB en-route from BCN to SYD on an EK to QF connection and chose the earlier EK flight ex BCN at 1530 rather than the later 2230 departure so we'd be able to have a sleep at the transit hotel in DXB on arrival about midnight then be refreshed for our onwards flight DXB/SYD the next morning.

With making the hotel reservation should I book it as Mrs & Mrs (same surname) rather than Mr & Ms (different names as not legally married)?

I know that a lot of nationalities eg Chinese don't always change their names when married, even Middle Eastern surnames appear to be different even if the couple is married so should I just used my surname & call myself Mrs?

 

[featheast]

We have about 9 hours in DXB en-route from BCN to SYD on an EK to QF connection and chose the earlier EK flight ex BCN at 1530 rather than the later 2230 departure so we'd be able to have a sleep at the transit hotel in DXB on arrival about midnight then be refreshed for our onwards flight DXB/SYD the next morning.

With making the hotel reservation should I book it as Mrs & Mrs (same surname) rather than Mr & Ms (different names as not legally married)?

I know that a lot of nationalities eg Chinese don't always change their names when married, even Middle Eastern surnames appear to be different even if the couple is married so should I just used my surname & call myself Mrs?

I'm Chinese, and yes my wife is on her own surname which is different to mine. We had no trouble in getting into DXB transit hotel, and the booking is under my name only. They did take my wife's passport for a scan, but no questions asked.
BTW, the checkin staffs were majority Asian face then.

 

[browski]

No-one working at the check-in of any hotel in Dubai will be a UAE citizen....ergo, no-one cares about your marital status or your sexual preference. If you can avoid burning down the hotel or vomiting on another patron you will be fine.

 

[phily]

also I am in my mid 20's and paranoid as to what to wear due to so many contradicting news articles and pictures with regards to Dubai and surrounding regions.
and will be married but won't have my name changed on any of my documents (want to do all the name changing when I get back) how will this affect room arrangements and anything else?

In case of problem, take a copy of the Marriage Certificate provided at your marriage ceremony, or if sometime after the marriage then get a copy of your Marriage Certificate from your state registry. Just in case. I have a copy of our marriage certificate in my phone, for my wife hasn't changed her surname when we married. Just in case.