The United Arab Emirates: Research
Abstract
The United Arab Emirates is an extraordinary country with unique people, traditions and culture. Visiting it is an exciting and exceptional experience. Notwithstanding the foregoing, United Arab Emirates is a Muslim country and many of its standards are grounded on strong religious beliefs and regulations. Thus, every individual who plans to visit it should try to discover as many peculiarities of this country as possible to secure a safe and incident-free adventure. Respect, peaceful state of mind and benevolence should be the main principles of every tourist. Aside from that, specifics about the climate, customs, public holidays, position of women, health care, clothing standards and other habitual features should be taken into consideration. The most interesting sightseeing places should be research and the visits should be carefully scheduled. If the tour is thoughtfully planned beforehand and the peculiarities of the country are examined and understood, the journey will be remarkable and will delight every tourist visiting the country.
The United Arab Emirates: Research
Travelling is a wonderful experience that changes stereotypes, opens minds, makes dreams come true and lets people discover the truth about the world and about themselves. Nevertheless, every time you go to the country you have never been to, you should find out as much as possible about it to avoid possible misunderstandings and negative experience.
This guide will be helpful to the individuals who plan to visit the United Arab Emirates. It is deals with culture, food specifics, clothing preferences, holidays and other peculiarities of this country and will assist in preparation to the journey.
General Information
The United Arab Emirates (hereinafter – “UAE”) is located on the Arabian Peninsula between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It consists of seven Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm al Qaywayn, Ajman, Al Fajayrah and Ras al Khaymah. The capital of the country is Abu Dhabi City. UAE is a Muslim country, thus many traditions and behavioral rules are tied to this religion.
The climate of UAE is hot and dry. The temperature in August and July exceeds 400C, the humidity is extensively high and the temperature in January and February ranges between 170C and 200C. (Federal Research Division, 2006).
Customs
Eye scanning is one of the peculiarities of the customs procedures the tourists go through when they come to the UAE.
The following items may be brought into UAE without filling the declaration:
Presents which do not cost more than 820 USD;
No more than 4 liters of alcohol or no more than 2 cartons of 24 cans of beer with the volume not more than 355 ml each;
No more than 50 cigars, or 400 cigarettes, or 500 gr of tobacco ("Dubai Customs", 2017).
The following baggage is not declared when coming to the UAE: personal belongings, still and moving image video cameras with appropriate accessories, cash in the amount of up to 27 320 USD for the individuals that have reached 18 years of age, radios, CD and DVD players, projectors, telescopes, mobile telephones, portable TV sets, computers, strollers, …
