• On September 30, the day of the Expo 2020 Dubai opening ceremony, one passport was sold every three seconds from the Expo online store. Victor Besa / The National
    On September 30, the day of the Expo 2020 Dubai opening ceremony, one passport was sold every three seconds from the Expo online store. Victor Besa / The National
  • On the same day, 19 passports were sold every minute on Amazon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    On the same day, 19 passports were sold every minute on Amazon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • In less than two months, the world's fair has sold more than 700,000 Expo 2020 Dubai passports. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    In less than two months, the world's fair has sold more than 700,000 Expo 2020 Dubai passports. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • If you placed every Expo passport sold end to end, you would reach Abu Dhabi from Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
    If you placed every Expo passport sold end to end, you would reach Abu Dhabi from Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
  • Since it was launched in early September, the Expo 2020 Dubai passport has remained on Amazon's best sellers list. Victor Besa / The National
    Since it was launched in early September, the Expo 2020 Dubai passport has remained on Amazon's best sellers list. Victor Besa / The National
  • Lucky visitors could receive a free passport. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs of Dubai is handing out 3,000 Expo 2020 Dubai passports to travellers entering the Emirates. Photo: GDRFA
    Lucky visitors could receive a free passport. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs of Dubai is handing out 3,000 Expo 2020 Dubai passports to travellers entering the Emirates. Photo: GDRFA

Expo 2020

Expo 2020 Dubai: More than 700,000 souvenir passports sold

If you put all the yellow booklets sold end to end, they would reach from Dubai to Abu Dhabi

Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan

November 09, 2021

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  • Arabic

The yellow passports for Expo 2020 Dubai are a runaway success.

According to event organisers, the Dh20 booklet has quickly become the must-have souvenir from the world’s fair, with sales greater than those of any previous expo.

Visitors are encouraged to use the 50-page passport to keep track of the pavilions they visit in the course of the six-month event. Each pavilion offers a different stamp at the exit.

The passports can be bought from all official Expo 2020 Dubai stores across the Dubai South site, the Expo 2020 store in Dubai Airports' Terminal 3 and online.

Here are five facts about the ubiquitous yellow booklets:

  • If you placed each Expo 2020 passport sold end to end, they would reach from the Expo site in Dubai to Abu Dhabi
  • More than 700,000 passports have been sold in less than two months
  • On the night of the opening ceremony, September 30, one Expo passport was sold every three seconds
  • Nineteen passports were sold per minute by Amazon that evening
  • The passport has remained on Amazon.ae’s Toys bestseller list since its launch in September

An expo tradition

  • The Expo passport to collect all the stamps at each country's pavilion. James Langton / The National
    The Expo passport to collect all the stamps at each country's pavilion. James Langton / The National
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Vietnam.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Vietnam.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Slovenia.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Slovenia.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of New Zealand.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of New Zealand.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Lithuania.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Lithuania.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Cuba.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Cuba.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Malta.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Malta.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of China.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of China.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Greece.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Greece.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Saudi Arabia.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Saudi Arabia.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Morocco.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Morocco.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Turkmenistan.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Turkmenistan.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Singapore.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Singapore.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Azerbaijan.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Azerbaijan.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Sweden.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Sweden.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Peru.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Peru.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Russia.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Russia.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Qatar.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Qatar.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Angola.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Angola.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of the UAE.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of the UAE.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Zambia on the 5th day of Expo 2020, Dubai.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Zambia on the 5th day of Expo 2020, Dubai.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Marshall Islands.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Marshall Islands.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Nicaragua.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Nicaragua.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Seychelles.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Seychelles.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Benin.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Benin.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Montenegro.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Montenegro.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Burkina Faso.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Burkina Faso.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Netherlands.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Netherlands.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Kuwait.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Kuwait.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Maldives.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Maldives.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Antigua and Barbuda.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Antigua and Barbuda.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Moldova.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Moldova.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Tajikistan.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Tajikistan.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Switzerland.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Switzerland.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Nigeria.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Nigeria.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Austria.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Austria.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of San Marino.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of San Marino.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Spain.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Spain.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Czech Republic.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Czech Republic.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Brazil.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Brazil.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of the UK.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of the UK.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Tunisia.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Tunisia.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Italy.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Italy.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Portugal.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Portugal.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Venezuela.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Venezuela.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Bolivia.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Bolivia.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of New Guinea.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of New Guinea.
  • Passport stamp for the pavilion of Bangladesh.
    Passport stamp for the pavilion of Bangladesh.

The first expo passport was introduced at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal.

This year, watermarked pictures appear on each page, and security features include a unique code number and space for personal details and a passport-sized picture.

One page is marked in gold foil to celebrate the UAE’s Golden Jubilee and to pay tribute to Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father.

Dubai's skyline and other elements relating to the UAE are also included in the illustrations.

Visitors will also receive an exclusive stamp on December 2, the UAE's 50th anniversary.

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Uefa Nations League: How it Works

The Uefa Nations League, introduced last year, has reached its final stage, to be played over five days in northern Portugal. The format of its closing tournament is compact, spread over two semi-finals, with the first, Portugal versus Switzerland in Porto on Wednesday evening, and the second, England against the Netherlands, in Guimaraes, on Thursday.

The winners of each semi will then meet at Porto’s Dragao stadium on Sunday, with the losing semi-finalists contesting a third-place play-off in Guimaraes earlier that day.

Qualifying for the final stage was via League A of the inaugural Nations League, in which the top 12 European countries according to Uefa's co-efficient seeding system were divided into four groups, the teams playing each other twice between September and November. Portugal, who finished above Italy and Poland, successfully bid to host the finals.

Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

UPI facts

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More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions

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Favourite car: Koenigsegg Agera RS or Renault Trezor concept car.

Favourite book: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes or Red Notice by Bill Browder.

Biggest inspiration: My husband Nik. He really got me through a lot with his positivity.

Favourite holiday destination: Being at home in Australia, as I travel all over the world for work. It’s great to just hang out with my husband and family.

 

 

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Deadpool 2

Dir: David Leitch

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Justin Dennison, Zazie Beetz

Four stars

Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

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United States

2.

China

3.

UAE

4.

Japan

5

Norway

6.

Canada

7.

Singapore

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Australia

9.

Saudi Arabia

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South Korea
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Graphene is extracted from graphite and is made up of pure carbon.

It is 200 times more resistant than steel and five times lighter than aluminum.

It conducts electricity better than any other material at room temperature.

It is thought that graphene could boost the useful life of batteries by 10 per cent.

Graphene can also detect cancer cells in the early stages of the disease.

The material was first discovered when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were 'playing' with graphite at the University of Manchester in 2004.

Your rights as an employee

The government has taken an increasingly tough line against companies that fail to pay employees on time. Three years ago, the Cabinet passed a decree allowing the government to halt the granting of work permits to companies with wage backlogs.

The new measures passed by the Cabinet in 2016 were an update to the Wage Protection System, which is in place to track whether a company pays its employees on time or not.

If wages are 10 days late, the new measures kick in and the company is alerted it is in breach of labour rules. If wages remain unpaid for a total of 16 days, the authorities can cancel work permits, effectively shutting off operations. Fines of up to Dh5,000 per unpaid employee follow after 60 days.

Despite those measures, late payments remain an issue, particularly in the construction sector. Smaller contractors, such as electrical, plumbing and fit-out businesses, often blame the bigger companies that hire them for wages being late.

The authorities have urged employees to report their companies at the labour ministry or Tawafuq service centres — there are 15 in Abu Dhabi.

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Moment of the day Not much was expected – on Sunday or ever – of Hasan Ali as a batsman. And yet he lit up the late overs of the Pakistan innings with a happy cameo of 29 from 25 balls. The highlight was when he launched a six right on top of the netting above the Pakistan players’ viewing area. He was out next ball.

Stat of the day – 1,358 There were 1,358 days between Haris Sohail’s previous first-class match and his Test debut for Pakistan. The lack of practice in the multi-day format did not show, though, as the left-hander made an assured half-century to guide his side through a potentially damaging collapse.

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Tributes from the UAE's personal finance community

• Sebastien Aguilar, who heads SimplyFI.org, a non-profit community where people learn to invest Bogleheads’ style

“It is thanks to Jack Bogle’s work that this community exists and thanks to his work that many investors now get the full benefits of long term, buy and hold stock market investing.

Compared to the industry, investing using the common sense approach of a Boglehead saves a lot in costs and guarantees higher returns than the average actively managed fund over the long term. 

From a personal perspective, learning how to invest using Bogle’s approach was a turning point in my life. I quickly realised there was no point chasing returns and paying expensive advisers or platforms. Once money is taken care off, you can work on what truly matters, such as family, relationships or other projects. I owe Jack Bogle for that.”

• Sam Instone, director of financial advisory firm AES International

"Thought to have saved investors over a trillion dollars, Jack Bogle’s ideas truly changed the way the world invests. Shaped by his own personal experiences, his philosophy and basic rules for investors challenged the status quo of a self-interested global industry and eventually prevailed.  Loathed by many big companies and commission-driven salespeople, he has transformed the way well-informed investors and professional advisers make decisions."

• Demos Kyprianou, a board member of SimplyFI.org

"Jack Bogle for me was a rebel, a revolutionary who changed the industry and gave the little guy like me, a chance. He was also a mentor who inspired me to take the leap and take control of my own finances."

• Steve Cronin, founder of DeadSimpleSaving.com

"Obsessed with reducing fees, Jack Bogle structured Vanguard to be owned by its clients – that way the priority would be fee minimisation for clients rather than profit maximisation for the company.

His real gift to us has been the ability to invest in the stock market (buy and hold for the long term) rather than be forced to speculate (try to make profits in the shorter term) or even worse have others speculate on our behalf.

Bogle has given countless investors the ability to get on with their life while growing their wealth in the background as fast as possible. The Financial Independence movement would barely exist without this."

• Zach Holz, who blogs about financial independence at The Happiest Teacher

"Jack Bogle was one of the greatest forces for wealth democratisation the world has ever seen.  He allowed people a way to be free from the parasitical "financial advisers" whose only real concern are the fat fees they get from selling you over-complicated "products" that have caused millions of people all around the world real harm.”

• Tuan Phan, a board member of SimplyFI.org

"In an industry that’s synonymous with greed, Jack Bogle was a lone wolf, swimming against the tide. When others were incentivised to enrich themselves, he stood by the ‘fiduciary’ standard – something that is badly needed in the financial industry of the UAE."

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Updated: November 09, 2021, 4:44 AM
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