See two different sides of the United Arab Emirates on this 7-night holiday

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Dubai & Phuket, Thailand

Dubai is a city like no other. Break up your journey to Phuket and spend three nights here. Then you’ll be ready to relax in chic villas that cascade down the hillside in Phuket, each with its own infinity pool and jaw-dropping ocean views. From here you can trek to local temples or learn to cook Thai food.

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Dubai & Seychelles

Pairing Dubai with the Seychelles makes real sense if you want an Indian Ocean escape with more contrast and really make the most of a flight layover. You spend three nights in Dubai first, turning the outbound route into a proper city-and-beach start, easing you into your holiday with warm evenings, world-class restaurants, architecture, culture, shopping, and sun-soaked time by a pristine pool. Then you have a full week in the Seychelles, where the feel changes completely. Green hills, Creole cooking, Beau Vallon’s broad bay, and the chance to add a cooking class, a forest walk, or an island day trip to make this a beach holiday with way more to talk about than the sunlounger situation.

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Dubai & Abu Dhabi Family Experience

This is the UAE for families who don’t want to choose between a wow-factor city break and a proper beach holiday. Begin at Atlantis The Palm, where a day can involve racing down water slides, spotting sharks, bowling at Wavehouse, and still making it back to the beach before sunset. Then head to Abu Dhabi for pale sand, pool days, and easy access to the Emirates’ family attractions. We know these hotels work because the children get their own brilliant holiday at both, while adults have excellent restaurants and beach time.

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Dubai City & Palm

The debate between whether to pick a hotel in Dubai’s city or on the icon-status Palm will probably never be settled. But why should it be? This trip gives you lively vibes, sky-scraping views and shopping opportunities galore, and some beachfront time to just chill; additionally, it works perfectly for every type of traveller from grownups to families. It takes the boring logistics out of the equation; we’ll sort out all the transfers and suggest the best things to do in each spot so you won’t have to fit in lots of flits about the Emirate.

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Dubai & Maldives twin centre

Dubai is a great stop-off point en route to the Maldives. There's so much to do here. You can head out to the sand dunes, see all the sights, head up the tallest building in the world and shop to your heart's content. On this multi-centre you get the best of both worlds, the vibrancy of the city and then the peacefulness of an idyllic, tiny and tranquil Maldives island.

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Dubai & Mauritius

Seize the opportunity to experience both Dubai and Mauritius in one trip and indulge in a ‘best of both worlds’ getaway that you’ll never stop reminiscing about. Traverse the sparkling skyscrapers of Dubai’s glossy city streets before swapping those swanky shopping centres and marinas for Mauritius’ flourishing forestry, icing sugar sands and crystalline coral reefs.