Noel Gallagher. Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images / AFP
Noel Gallagher. Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images / AFP
Noel Gallagher. Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images / AFP
Noel Gallagher. Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images / AFP

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5 things to do today: Noel Gallagher and Downton Abbey-themed tea party

Plus: kids eat for free at Jones; Lamcy Plaza has birthday offers; and check out the Green Caravan Film Festival.

Ellen Fortini

March 14, 2013

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get your tickets now for tomorrow night's concert by Noel Gallagher. The former Oasis guitarist and a full band will perform Oasis classics and songs from his critically acclaimed solo album Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Plus, enjoy an acoustic set from Richard Ashcroft. Tomorrow, 2pm-2am, from Dh295 (Dh350 at the door), Atlantis Beach, Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, www.timeouttickets.com

feed your little ones, age 12 and under, for free at Jones the Grocer when two adults purchase a main course from the cafe or specials menu. Jones the Grocer locations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, 800 56637, www.jonesthegrocer.com

book your ticket today for a Downton Abbey afternoon tea party. DubaiConfidential.ae is throwing a high tea inspired by the popular TV series at the Dubai Polo Club on Tuesday from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Tickets cost Dh140 and must be booked by the end of today via downtonabbey@dubaiconfidential.ae

shop for Dh200 or more at Lamcy Plaza and get the chance to enter the raffle draw for a holiday package with Air Arabia in honour of the mall's 16th birthday. Plus, from today until Saturday, enjoy up to 75 per cent off mall-wide on almost all brands. www.lamcyplaza.com

attend the Green Caravan Film Festival, which aims to increase awareness of
environmental problems and shine a light
on possible solutions through documentaries, short films, feature films and animations that explore or address environmental subjects or other ecological issues and projects. From 7.30pm, free entry, The
Pavilion, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, 04 447 7025,
www.pavilion.ae

efortini@thenational.ae

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Arabian Gulf League fixtures:

Friday:

  • Emirates v Hatta, 5.15pm
  • Al Wahda v Al Dhafra, 5.25pm
  • Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, 8.15pm

Saturday:

  • Dibba v Ajman, 5.15pm
  • Sharjah v Al Wasl, 5.20pm
  • Al Jazira v Al Nasr, 8.15pm
Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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