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Leave luggage at the airport left-luggage desk or a partner storage point on the route (marked ★). Carry only essentials and your passport. DXB has left-luggage desks in Terminals 1 and 3.

Outside EU roaming: use a data eSIM or the free Wi‑Fi at the airport, malls and metro.

Cards and contactless work almost everywhere, including taxis and the metro. Carry a little cash for souks and boats.

Many restaurants include service; otherwise 10% is usual. Round up in taxis.

Tap water is desalinated and safe, but most people drink bottled; it's cheap in any shop.

Cover shoulders and knees in mosques, souks and public buildings; women cover their hair in mosques (many lend an abaya and scarf). Take shoes off at the door.

A very safe city. Drink plenty of water and avoid walking in the sun between 11:00 and 16:00 in summer. During Ramadan don't eat, drink or smoke in public in daytime; many places change hours. The metro has a women-and-children carriage and Gold Class: don't board by mistake, there are fines.

Type G (British) sockets, 230 V: bring an adapter.

Clean, free toilets in malls, metro stations and by mosques (separate ablution areas).