TRAVEL HACK OF THE WEEK

It’s time Azerbaijan was bumped to the top of your travel bucket list – the Central Asian nation is only a threehour flight from Dubai and it has now exempted 81 nationalities, including GCC residents, from the protracted paperwork that’s part of the visa application process. Simply apply for visas at azerbaijan-visa.com and be on your way to Baku’s famed Maiden Tower and Miniature Book Museum.