If you’re sitting on the beach sipping a weizen beer during Oktoberfest and it’s over 30 degrees Celcius, either you’re experiencing global warming, or you’re in Dubai.
Indeed. Dubai has practically everything: snow and sand, sunshine and the sea, skyscrapers and the desert and now, thanks to the Grand Hyatt Dubai, traditional Oktoberfest. Networkers in Dubai were astonished by the sounds of an authentic seven-piece traditional Bavarian brass band, traditional costumes, long beer benches, real Erdinger wheat beer, and more. We were taken to Munich that night!
The only difference from the original Oktoberfest in Munich—besides the fact that it took place a few weeks later—is that XING members weren’t just drinking and socializing, they were networking too. They would exchange business cards, moving from one table to other, making sure they "worked the room", to build new connections and nurture existing business relationships. The networking spirit is up in Dubai!
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Original post by Lena Pösl
