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LIFESTYLE 52 WORDS: SARAH HEDLEY HYMERS. PICTURES: SUPPLIED. travel notes The Ahlan! guide to jet-setting UAE DUBAI’S PET-FRIENDLY HOTELS Jumeirah World Trade Centre Residence and W Hotel Dubai are open for pets! These luxe retreats make ideal temporary accommodation for pet owners relocating here, or for staycationers with furry friends. Pets receive a welcome pack with gourmet treats and a guide to pet-friendly facilities in the region. Special services include in-room pet dining, pet-sitting and dog-walking, as well as a pampering session from the mobile groomers. W Hotel offers the same collie-coddling combo and provides your pet with their very own dog/ cat bed. Additional charges apply for some services, but your fluffy friend will thank you for it! INFO: Jumeirah World Trade Centre Residence, Dhs918 per night, Dhs25,000 per month, 04 364 7676, jumeirah.com; W Hotel Dubai, Dhs975 per person night, breakfast included, 260 Sheikh Zayed Rd, 04 436 6666, wdubaialhabtoorcity.com MEXICO IGGY’S & FRENCH’S ROMANTIC BREAK AFTER SPLITTING WITH ‘NASTY NICK’ YOUNG, IGGY AZALEA HAS BEEN SEEN GETTING INTIMATE IN CABO, MEXICO WITH FRENCH MONTANA (KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN’S EX!). LOOKS PRETTY HOT! ETIHAD LAUNCHES DREAMLINER TO SHANGHAI Etihad now offers daily flights to Shanghai on its Dreamliner. EY862 departs at 10.25pm from Abu Dhabi, landing in Shanghai at 11.10am; EY867 leaves Shanghai at 12.30am, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 6.15am. The aircraft’s Business Studios offer Flying Nannies to help parents with young children, 18- inch TVs, 80.5-inch flatbeds, in-seat massages and even a cushion control system to adjust the seat’s firmness. INFO: Dhs3,060 for economy return flights, Dhs9,250 for Business Studio flights (prices subject to change), 02 599 0000, etihad.com UK Digbeth is the New Shoreditch Steven Spielberg has been in Digbeth, Birmingham, filming scenes for his new movie, Ready Player One, starring Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg. Arty Digbeth has been labelled ‘the new Shoreditch’ (the area of London full of hipsters and Alexa Chung lookalikes), and is a hot spot to visit or invest in. Property Frontiers are selling one-bed apartments from Dhs790,000 with rooftop gardens from which you can spy on the actors around town. INFO: propertyfrontiers.com; direct flights to Birmingham from Dhs4,410, or Dhs2,260, via London Heathrow with BA britishairways.com Beach break coming up? This floral-print bag will carry all your essentials in style. INFO: Dhs259, Accessorize PET-FRIENDLY HOTELS: A STROKE OF GENIUS! FLY DIRECT TO SHANGHAI BRUMMIE CHIC

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travel notesThe Ahlan! guide to jet-setting

UAE

DUBAI’S PET-FRIENDLY HOTELSJumeirah World Trade Centre Residence and W Hotel Dubai are open for pets! These luxe retreats make ideal temporary accommodation for pet owners relocating here, or for staycationers with furry friends. Pets receive a welcome pack with gourmet treats and a guide to pet-friendly facilities in the region. Special services include in-room pet dining, pet-sitting and dog-walking, as well as a pampering session from the mobile groomers.

W Hotel offers the same collie-coddling combo and provides your pet with their very own dog/cat bed. Additional charges apply for some services, but your fluffy friend will thank you for it! INFO: Jumeirah World Trade Centre Residence, Dhs918 per night, Dhs25,000 per month, 04 364 7676, jumeirah.com; W Hotel Dubai, Dhs975 per person night, breakfast included, 260 Sheikh Zayed Rd, 04 436 6666, wdubaialhabtoorcity.com

MEXICOIGGY’S & FRENCH’S ROMANTIC BREAK AFTER SPLITTING WITH ‘NASTY NICK’ YOUNG, IGGY AZALEA HAS BEEN SEEN GETTING INTIMATE IN CABO, MEXICO WITH FRENCH MONTANA (KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN’S EX!). LOOKS PRETTY HOT!

ETIHAD LAUNCHES DREAMLINER TO SHANGHAIEtihad now offers daily flights to Shanghai on its Dreamliner. EY862 departs at 10.25pm from Abu Dhabi, landing in Shanghai at 11.10am; EY867 leaves Shanghai at 12.30am, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 6.15am. The aircraft’s Business Studios offer Flying Nannies to help parents with young children, 18-inch TVs, 80.5-inch flatbeds, in-seat massages and even a cushion control system to adjust the seat’s firmness. INFO: Dhs3,060 for economy return flights, Dhs9,250 for Business Studio flights (prices subject to change), 02 599 0000, etihad.com

Digbeth is the New ShoreditchSteven Spielberg has been in Digbeth, Birmingham, filming scenes for his new movie, Ready Player One, starring Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg.

Arty Digbeth has been labelled ‘the new Shoreditch’ (the area of London full of hipsters and Alexa Chung lookalikes), and is a hot spot to visit or invest in. Property Frontiers are selling one-bed apartments from Dhs790,000 with rooftop gardens from which you can spy on the actors around town. INFO: propertyfrontiers.com; direct flights to Birmingham from Dhs4,410, or Dhs2,260, via London Heathrow with BA britishairways.com

Beach break coming up? This floral-print bag will carry all your essentials in style. INFO: Dhs259,

Accessorize

PET-FRIENDLY HOTELS: A STROKE OF GENIUS!

FLY DIRECT TO SHANGHAI

BRUMMIE CHIC