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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
- Dubai Islamic Bank Air Arabia — 20% off Ultimate and 10% off Value fares with a DIB Visa Covered Card, book by 15 November Ends 15 Nov · Code DIB
- 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 · Code EI50
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Emirates brings back Mile-a-Minute: up to 7,200 Skywards Miles for visitors to Dubai, but UAE residents are excluded
Skywards members who register and book a return Emirates or flydubai ticket by 5 November 2026 earn one bonus mile per minute in Dubai, capped at 7,200, for stays completed by 13 December. Residents of the UAE and tickets starting in the UAE do not qualify.
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Hilton Honors sells points with a 120% bonus to 21 November. At about 1.7 fils a point, it is only for a specific stay
Hilton is adding 120% to points purchases of 5,000 or more until 21 November 2026, which works out at roughly 0.45 US cents (about 1.7 fils) a point. That is above our 1.5-fils Hilton valuation, so it pays only when you have a particular award in mind.
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Marriott Bonvoy pays up to 4,500 bonus points a stay worldwide. Register by 13 November, stay by 22 November
Marriott's global promotion pays 1,500 bonus points on paid stays of two nights or more, plus 3,000 at resorts, for stays completed by 22 November 2026. UAE hotels are not excluded, but BVLGARI and Marriott Executive Apartments are, and members earning airline miles do not qualify.
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