Dubai hotel issues etiquette guide after sex on the beach scandal
07 November 2008
A small brochure on how to behave (or not behave) during and after cocktail parties and events that take place in Dubai’s hotels has been issued. This is the initiative taken by some hotels in the Emirate in the wake of the arrest and sentencing to three months in prison of an English couple surprised while engaging in sexual acts on a beach, after having met at a business lunch, reported Gulf News.
To help unsuspecting foreigners or those unfamiliar with laws and customs in the United Arab Emirates to not unknowingly end up in trouble, on restaurant tables and in other establishments of the Jumeirah Hotel group, together with the menu, cards are being handed out which introduce people to the culture and local traditions, lists of clothing regulations, tolerable demonstrations of public affection and allowed conditions for alcoholic consumption.