Philippines or Dubai UAE? It is actually cheaper for me to fly to Dubai and it is also cheaper to stay in a 4-5 star hotel while in Dubai. If I go to the Philippines I will have to pay a few hundred dollars more for a plane ticket. While I can get a hotel in the Philippines at a cheap cost I will not be able to get as good of a quality hotel as I could get in Dubai. Dubai is also full of friendly people from the Philippines and India. The downside of staying in Dubai for me is the day to day cost. Food costs more and well as taxi. Beer can only be purchased in a hotel and it extremely expensive at around $10 per beer. The downside of going to the Philippines is safety. I feel a lot safer in Dubai. Also the street beggars in the Philippines are annoying. So which place would you choose and why? Also if you pick the Philippines which part of the Philippines in particular?