Doing business in the UAE in the most effective way. Identify the tips and pointers aimed at best informing one on the ways to conduct business in the country.

1. Business Tour to
Abu Dhabi

2. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab
Emirates, is a prime destination for business
tours

3. Amaze your prospective clients, and give them a
unique experience. This is the chance to make a
good first impression ... or a great one,
if you know these
•Meeting and greeting
•Clothes
•Business is personal
•Meetings Norms
•Useful Expressions

4. Meeting and greeting
Use Sayed for (Mr.) and Sayeda for(Mrs.), Always
greet the eldest person first and shake hands using
your right hand

5. Both men and women should wear non-revealing
clothes (covering the shoulders, arms, legs and
closed-toe shoes)
Clothing

6. Business is personal
In the Middle East business relationships are built on
mutual friendships and trust, getting to know the
person you are doing business with is vital

7. Meeting Norms
Work days are Sunday -Thursday
It is offensive to refuse food, drink or gifts
Never show the bottom of your feet when meeting

8. Meeting Norms
Meetings can be chaotic, with phone calls and
people entering and leaving at random,
Decisions tend to be made slowly

9. Useful Expressions
“As-salam alaikum” – A standard greeting that
means peace be upon you.
“Wa alaikum as-salam” – The reply you should give,
meaning and upon you be peace.

10. Useful Expressions
“Ma salamaa” – Goodbye.
“Ma Fudlek” – Please.
“Shukran” – Thank You!

11. • Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa By Anantara
• The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal
• Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Conference Venues

12. • http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/news/abu-dhabi-growth-business-travel
• http://abu-dhabi.anantara.com/Kasara-Executive-Lounge/
• http://abu-dhabi.anantara.com/Eastern-Mangroves-Business-Benefits/
• http://i.cdn.turner.com/ireport/sm/prod/2015/04/29/WE01210154/3586337/OfficeEtiquette1jpg-3586337_p9.jpg
• http://www.al-shujaa.com/img/arab_business.jpg
• http://www2.feu.ac.th/state/faculty/img/ent12jpg.jpg
• http://www.thenational.ae/storyimage/AB/20121231/ARTICLE/312319967/AR/0/312319967.jpg
• http://www.hmecommunication.com/images/h_home.jpg
• http://abudhabi-cb.ae/datafolder/images/thumbnails/900x600/Local-business-etiquette-01.jpg
• http://abudhabi-cb.ae/datafolder/images/thumbnails/900x600/Professional-Conference-Org.jpg
• http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/131014220640-01-reaching-handshake-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg
• http://abu-dhabi.anantara.com/uploads/hotels/header/Anantara-Eastern-Mangroves-Abu-Dhabi_Exterior-m-AEM.jpg
References

13. Thank you