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UAE-resident guides to the card combinations, salary-transfer bonuses and miles redemptions that stretch a Dubai paycheque further — AED-first, dated and sourced.
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- Annual fee
- AED 1,575 year 2+
- Min salary
- AED 30,000 /mo
- FX fee
- 1.99%
- Welcome
- Up to 100,000 Skywards Miles + complimentary Rotana Rewards
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- Annual fee
- AED 383.25 year 2+
- Min salary
- AED 5,000 /mo
- FX fee
- 2.99%
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- Annual fee
- AED 2,625
- Min salary
- AED 30,000 /mo
- FX fee
- 2.49%
- Welcome
- 55,000 Etihad Guest Miles on card activation
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Salary transfer
Tracker →- Dubai Islamic Bank Up to AED 3,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary · Sharia-compliant Verified 13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Dec
- Emirates Islamic Up to AED 11,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary · Sharia-compliant Verified 15 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar
- Emirates NBD Up to AED 2,000 cash · AED 15,000+ salary Verified 13 Oct 2026 · ends 24 Dec
- First Abu Dhabi Bank Up to AED 9,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary Verified 13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Dec
Deals
All deals →- Emirates Islamic Emirates Islamic Etihad Guest cards — up to 200,000 bonus Miles, apply by 31 October Ends 31 Oct
- Emirates Islamic Careem DineOut — AED 40 off a weekend bill of AED 200+ with an Emirates Islamic Visa card, to 29 November Ends 29 Nov
- Emirates Islamic Carrefour online — up to AED 50 off every weekend with an Emirates Islamic Visa card, to 29 November Ends 29 Nov
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Lulu online — 20% off up to AED 50 every Thursday with an ADIB Visa Covered Card, to 31 December Ends 31 Dec
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Air Arabia adds Sharjah to Amman City Airport, four flights a week from 15 November
Air Arabia will fly Sharjah to Amman City Airport (ADJ) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 15 November 2026. It is the airline's second Amman airport from Sharjah, alongside Queen Alia International.
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ALL Accor triples points at 96 UAE hotels, for bookings made by 25 October
Register, then book two nights or more at a participating Accor hotel in the UAE or eleven other markets by 25 October 2026, and stays to 31 January 2027 earn 3X Reward points. Each stay is also an entry in a ten-prize draw.
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Hilton Honors pays 3,000 bonus points a stay at 16 UAE hotels, 1,000 at the rest, to 31 December
Register for Hilton's More Points to Play promotion before you check out, and every stay completed between 15 October and 31 December 2026 earns 1,000 bonus points. Stays at 16 UAE hotels on Hilton's luxury, lifestyle and resort list earn 3,000.
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