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2003-12-18 Arabia

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-18 00:01|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wasn't there something here just the other day about SA becoming a tourist destination?
This should help advertise this vacationers paradise.:)

Posted by Gasse Katze 2003-12-18 7:00:00 AM|| 2003-12-18 7:00:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, Nayef's really got a handle on things. You betcha. The proof is that this ~~evacuation order~~ warden notice / travel warning is "voluntary", heh. The pro expat rule of thumb is: do what the Ambassador / Consul does. If he/she sends his/her family out - you do too. If he/she hauls ass, run over him/her on the way out. You can say "Excuse me!" at LAX Customs.

Posted by .com 2003-12-18 11:59:32 AM|| 2003-12-18 11:59:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 .com, can the evacuatees rent out their apartments in a time-share arrangement?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-18 12:05:15 PM|| 2003-12-18 12:05:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 SH - heh. Like most leases, including those in the Real World, subletting is usually prohibited... but I was thinking about how you'd get anyone to do it even if it was allowed. At gunpoint, perhaps!

Did you know that you have to pre-pay the entire lease? Shortest one I saw was 3 months, and it was a rarity only costing 27K SR (approx $7,200 USD @ 3.74 SR/USD) - and I had to pay the whole thing up front. My last place had a minimum lease of 6 months. Now, you may ask yourself, what incentive does the property owner / mgr have to keep you happy if you've prepaid? None. QED.

Posted by .com 2003-12-18 1:01:52 PM|| 2003-12-18 1:01:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 That's a pretty hefty deposit. To a certain extent every country has positive and negative elements that effect its attractiveness for business. In the US the negative business elements are insurance costs and government over-regulation. If you use a metaphor of cancer or leprosy to represent these negative elements, then Saudi Arabia is a staggering zombie with one of it's arms about to fall off.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-18 2:04:06 PM|| 2003-12-18 2:04:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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