ADVENTURE TRIP ORGANISERS
Absolute Adventure
Serious adventure… serious fun!
Tel: 04 3459900 / 050 625 9165
Email: paulo@adventure.ae
Gulf for Good
Dubai Humanitarian City
Dubai
Tel: 04 3680222
Mountain Extreme
Eco-adventure company specializing in adventure tourism and sports in northern UAE.
All welcome, newcomers to veterans and individuals to large groups
Tel: 07 2041370
Email: info@mountain-extreme.com
Mountain High ME
Julie Amer runs a diverse programme of adventure trips from long boat racing in Borneo,
discovering Tibet, trekking in Nepal to an Arctic Challenge. Caters to all abilities/interests.
Tel: 050 6595536
Email: jules@mountainhighme.com
AIRLINES
Aer Lingus
Now flying Dubai-Dublin direct
Tel: 04 3166752 for ticketing and reservations
Air Arabia
Tel: 06 5580000, 02 6315888, 06 7451444,
03 7666630, 09 2231991, 07 2221144
Air France
Tel: 04 6025400 or 02 6215816
Air Mauritius
NASA Building, Maktoum Street, Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2214455
British Airways
21st floor, Al Attar Tower, between Trade Centre underpass
and 1st interchange, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 8000 4413322 toll free
Cathay Pacific Airways
Tel: 04 2950400, 02 2664586, 03 7517617
Emirates
DNATA Airline Centre,
between 1st and 2nd interchanges
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 04 2144444 for ticketing and reservations
Emirates Travel Hub, Town Centre, Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 1, Dubai
Tel: 04 2144444 for ticketing and reservations
Etihad Airways
Dubai: Ground floor, Chelsea Tower
between Trade Centre underpass and 1st interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Mall, opposite Gold Centre, Madina Zayed.
Tel: 800 2277 for ticketing and reservations (toll free)
Gulf Air
Tel: 800 2200 for reservations (toll free)
Jazeera Airways
A National Carrier of Kuwait
Tel: 04 2244464 for reservations
KLM
Gulf Towers Building, Oud Metha Road
Dubai
Tel: 04 3193777 or 800 4744 for reservations (toll free)
Qatar Airways
Al Maktoum Street
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2292229 for ticketing and reservations
Between Hamdan and Electra Streets
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6325777 for ticketing and reservations
RAK Airways
Free shuttle services from Dubai, Sharjah & Fujairah
Tel: 800 IFLYYOU (800 909090)
Website: http://www.rakairways.com
Royal Brunei Airlines
DNATA Airline Centre
between 1st and 2nd interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 04 3514111 for ticketing and reservations
Omeir Travels, Khalifa Street
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6226100 for ticketing and reservations
Omeir Travel Agency Building,
Al Ain
Tel: 03 7655517 for ticketing and reservations
Email: dxbres@rba.com.bn / auhres@rba.com.bn
Silverjet
Business class only airline service
Tel: 800 0440224 (24hours)
Website: http://www.flysilverjet.com
Singapore Airlines
Pearl Building, Nasr Square
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2232300
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6221110
Sharjah
Tel: 06 5684411
South African Airways
Sharaf Travel Building
Khalid Bin Waleed Street (Bank Street)
Bur Dubai, Dubai
Tel: 04 3970766
Email: gsasa@sharaftravel.com
Sharaf Travel
Junction of Electra and Salam Streets,
near Mushreq Bank
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6780038
Email: sharafab@emirates.net.ae
Swiss International Air Lines
Tel: 04 2945051, 02 6225500
Email: swissuae@swiss.com
Thai Airways International
Al Muraqqabat Road
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2681701 for ticketing and reservations
Opposite Toyota showroom, PIA building
Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Road
Ajman
Tel: 06 7422300 for ticketing and reservations
Email: reservations@thaiairways.ae
(There is no office in Sharjah)
Virgin Atlantic
Now flying Dubai-London non-stop
3rd Floor, Sharaf Travel Building
Khalid BinWaleed Street (Bank Street),
Bur Dubai, Dubai
Tel: 04 4060600 for ticketing and reservations
CAR HIRE
AVIS
Daily or short term leasing, private bus fleet transportation,
chauffeur drive service, corporate transportation plus international reservations.
Clocktower Roundabout, Maktoum Street, Deira, Dubai
8am-7pm Saturday-Thursday
Tel: 04 2957121
Email: avisresv@emirates.net.ae
Abu Dhabi
8am-1pm & 4pm-7pm Saturday-Thursday
Tel: 02 6218400
Email: res@avis.ae
Hertz
Airport Road, opposite Dubai Expo, Dubai
Customer counter open 24hrs, office hours 8am-5pm
Tel: Toll free 800 HERTZ (43789)
Email: hertz@alfuttaim.ae
Holiday Autos
(over 4000 locations worldwide, part of lastminute.com)
Offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah and Sharjah
Tel: 04 3976334 for call centre
Wafi Limousines
A chauffeured service providing a quiet, comfortable ride anywhere in Dubai and other Emirates, 9am-1am seven days a week – ideal for airport transfers, corporate events, sightseeing, hotel pick-ups, visits to the spa, shopping and more.
Tel: 800 WLIMO (800 95466)
Email: enquiry@wafi-limo.com
FOREIGN EXCHANGE COMPANIES
Al Ansari Exchange
Ground floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Tuesday, 10am-12midnight Wednesday-Friday
Tel: 04 3414005
Over 45 branches throughout the UAE
Tel: 800 2001 (toll free)
Rehda Al Ansari Exchange Est
Ground floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Tuesday, 10am-12midnight Wednesday-Friday
Tel: 04 3411150
Al Rostamani International Exchange
Al Ghurair Building, Opp. Sun & Sands, Shaikh Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 02 6727717
Email: tcareauh@alrostamani.ae
Liwa Centre, near Bank of Baroda, Shaikh Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 02 6218599
Email: tcareauhsuk@alrostamani.ae
Sheikh Rashid Street, Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6223003
Near Murabba roundabout, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Street, Al Ain
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 03 7665558
Email: tcarealain@alrostamani.ae
Al Rostamani Twin Tower Block B, Sheikh Zayed Road between Trade Centre underpass and 1st interchange, Dubai
9am-7pm, closed Friday
Tel: 04 3327444
China Court, Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall, Dubai
Tel: 04 3669922
Dubai International Airport, Dubai
Tel: 04 2244292
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai
Tel: 04 3328339
Al Rostamani Building, Al Fahidi Street, Dubai
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 04 3530500
Email: tcarebur@alrostamani.ae
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2223564
Al Khazna Center, Karama, Dubai
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 04 3344662
Email: tcarekar@alrostamani.ae
1st Floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Wednesday, 10am-12midnight Thursday-Friday
Tel: 04 3411155
Sonapur, Dubai
Tel: 04 2642520
Al Khaleej, Dubai
Tel: 04 3511125
Opposite Bank Saderat Iran, Shaikh Zayed Road, Fujairah
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 09 2226822
Email: tcarefuj@alrostamani.ae
Al Arouba Street, opposite Al Mansoor Video, near Rolla Square, Sharjah
9am-1pm, 4.30pm-9.30pm Saturday-Thursday, 4.30pm-9.30pm Friday
(Open until 10pm on first 7 days of the month)
Tel: 06 5614656
Email: tcareshj@alrostamani.ae
UAE Exchange Centre
Ground floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Tuesday, 10am-12midnight Wednesday-Friday
Tel: 04 3413133
HOTELS
- see Lifestyle Section
RESTAURANTS
- see Lifestyle Section
TRAVEL LOYALTY PROGRAMMES
Air Miles
Independent loyalty programme for participating companies
Tel: 04 3913400 for Air Miles service centre and to apply for free Air Miles card
Etihad Guest
Loyalty programme for Etihad Airways
Tel: 800 GUEST (48378) to enrol toll free
Executive Club (British Airways)
21st floor, Al Attar Tower
between Trade Centre underpass and 1st interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 8000 4413686 (calling from outside the UAE, dial +44 207 136 7770)
Qmiles (Qatar Airways Privilege Club)
Programme partners include United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa
Tel: 00 974 4496449
Email: membersvc@qmiles.com
Skywards (Emirates, Sri Lankan Airlines)
Tel: 04 3167000
Email: skywards@emirates.com
Skyteam (Air France, KLM)
Tel: 800 4555 (toll free)
TRAVEL HEALTH ADVICE & VACCINATIONS
GMC (Travel Clinic)
Jumeirah Beach Road
Jumeirah 1
Dubai
Tel: 04 3495959
TRAVEL TOUR OPERATORS
ADMMI Travel
Khalifa Street, opposite Le Royal Meridien
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6272136
Al Arabi Travel Agency
Block C, Al Kawakeb Building, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Tel: 04 3433929
Email: admin@alarabitravel.ae
Al Futtaim Travel
Ground floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Tuesday, 10am-12midnight Wednesday-Friday
Tel: 04 3410237/8
Al Rais Travel
Opposite Ramada Hotel in Al Rais Building, Al Mankool Road, Bur Dubai, Dubai
Tel: 04 3557700
Email: holidays@alrais.ae
Al Rostamani Travel and Holidays
Head office
Al Rostamani building Deira Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Box 14738, Dubai
Tel: 04 2956777
Fax: 04 2957445
Email: tcartdr@alrostamanigroup.ae
Branches
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6727500
Fax: 02 6728521
Email: tcartauh@emirates.ae
Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2956777
Jumeirah, Dubai
Tel: 04 3490408
Email: tcartjum@alrostamanigroup.ae
Mall of the Emirates, Dubai
Tel: 04 3410995
Fax: 04 3411809
Email: tcartmoe@alrostamanigroup.ae
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Tel: 04 8818169
Fax: 04 8818168
Email: tcartjal@alrostamanigroup.ae
British Airways Travel Shop
21st floor, Al Attar Tower
between Trade Centre underpass and 1st interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 04 3075777
DNATA
Ground floor, Mall of the Emirates, Interchange 4, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
10am-10pm Saturday-Tuesday, 10am-12midnight Wednesday-Friday
Tel: 04 3402934
Emirates Holidays
Emirates Holidays building, near Metropolitan Hotel
between 1st and 2nd interchanges
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: 04 3439999
Etihad Holidays
Dubai: Ground floor, Chelsea Tower
between Trade Centre underpass and 1st interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Mall, opposite Gold Centre, Madina Zayed.
Tel: 800 2324 (toll free)
Orient Travel
Dubai
Tel: 04 3433332
Sharjah
Tel: 06 5683838
Jebel Ali
Tel: 04 8813388
Sharaf Travel LLC
Electra Street, beside Mashreq Bank Building
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 02 6760900
Thomas Cook Al Rostamani - now
Al Rostamani Travel and Holidays - see above
Wild Discovery Travel and Tourism
Tailor-made holiday experiences
Emaar Business Park, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Tel: 04 3615191
Xperienz Holidays
NASA Building, Maktoum Street, Deira, Dubai
Tel: 04 2214455
Email: rahul@xperienzholidays.com