McCormick Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. Dubai is great if acting rich is your entire personality. Escort scene is nuts too if you’re into that kind of thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. Most long haul prices have sky rocketed since the Pandemic as there's more demand with reduced capacity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 209 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 14 hours ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... We have about 200 Saudi students at Newcastle University. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 14 hours ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... There is very high demand for flights to the North of UK from the middle east, i flew in from Bahrain connecting through Dubai and there was not a single seat empty on the flight, ithere are many people from the north working in the middle east and a very large number of people are moving to Saudi with the recent boom there, plus with Saudi opening up to tourism it falls in line with their vision to be the next top destination in the region. And i do agree with Dubai comments, Saudi has so much more to offer and i have no doubt that if they continue this way they will become a major tourist destination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Harry 209 said: We have about 200 Saudi students at Newcastle University. Take it back it then... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 24 minutes ago, Harry 209 said: We have about 200 Saudi students at Newcastle University. My mother in law has actually been housing some in her house. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 11 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. I was actually sat next to Chantelle from Geordie Shore the last time I flew home via Dubai. Absolutely horrendous patter. Her and her two completely over the top gay mates wouldn't shut the fuck up the entire flight. She was flying to Thailand to film a Geordie Shore thing and was whinging they'd put her on a 4 leg, 35hour slog to Phuket while they flew Charlotte direct business class. 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 11 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. It's well situated for international trade, especially in the east where economies will probably be booming over the next couple of decades. I would have thought the middle east as a whole is well situated in that regard, can go east or west fairly easily from there so investing in airports doesn't seem insane from that POV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 34 minutes ago, Izakaya said: I was actually sat next to Chantelle from Geordie Shore the last time I flew home via Dubai. Absolutely horrendous patter. Her and her two completely over the top gay mates wouldn't shut the fuck up the entire flight. She was flying to Thailand to film a Geordie Shore thing and was whinging they'd put her on a 4 leg, 35hour slog to Phuket while they flew Charlotte direct business class. 😂 Haha fucking hell that sounds horrific! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 209 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Harry 209 said: We have about 200 Saudi students at Newcastle University. just checked and actually closer to 300 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Newcastle Fan said: There is very high demand for flights to the North of UK from the middle east, i flew in from Bahrain connecting through Dubai and there was not a single seat empty on the flight, ithere are many people from the north working in the middle east and a very large number of people are moving to Saudi with the recent boom there, plus with Saudi opening up to tourism it falls in line with their vision to be the next top destination in the region. And i do agree with Dubai comments, Saudi has so much more to offer and i have no doubt that if they continue this way they will become a major tourist destination. Al Ula is getting a lot of influencers to drive tourism, my GF wants to go 😅! Normally you'd think the alcohol ban would put young people off the place but a lot of them don't drink so maybe not an issue as it would have been in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, macphisto said: Al Ula is getting a lot of influencers to drive tourism, my GF wants to go 😅! Normally you'd think the alcohol ban would put young people off the place but a lot of them don't drink so maybe not an issue as it would have been in the past. Been to Al Ula twice last year and its magic, although crazy expensive due to limited hotels there at the moment so maybe wait a year or two as more are opening, it seems to be the current problem with large number of people coming to visit Saudi and the hotels not being able to keep up. there are some very intresting developments also opening in Neom and the red sea that really look one a kind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 209 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Does anyone know what the old Sports Direct at the bottom of Northumberland Street is being converted into - I was led to believe it was owned by the Rueben Brothers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Harry 209 said: just checked and actually closer to 300 All shacked up with Stifler's Mother-in-law Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 24 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: All shacked up with Stifler's Mother-in-law Without joking, if the figure is 300, she’s housed 1% of them. She used to adopt children, but is retired now, so someone she knows got her into hosting international students, in particular Saudi’s. She’s been invited over to Saudi, one of them in particular appears to be fairly wealthy. Edited 1 hour ago by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 36 minutes ago, Harry 209 said: Does anyone know what the old Sports Direct at the bottom of Northumberland Street is being converted into - I was led to believe it was owned by the Rueben Brothers. Lloyds bank is taking the ground floor unit, which is going to free up their building on Grey Street to The Ivy. Some section of it is becoming another location from the people who have Lane7. The very top unit is set to become a restaurant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted 49 minutes ago Share Posted 49 minutes ago 24 minutes ago, Stifler said: Without joking, if the figure is 300, she’s housed 1% of them. She used to adopt children, but is retired now, so someone she knows got her into hosting international students, in particular Saudi’s. She’s been invited over to Saudi, one of them in particular appears to be fairly wealthy. She sounds like a good egg, mate. Cap doffed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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