Updated November 1, 2024
GEMS Rewards is an exclusive program for our community of students, parents and staff. GEMS families can now explore cashback opportunities and enjoy incredible savings and discounts. Please explore http://www.gemsrewards.com for more information.
GEMS Rewards login credentials will be emailed to new parents once the child begins the academic year at GAA.
The first daily deals website in the GCC, in 2015 Cobone was acquired by the company that owns ExpatWoman.com. It issues a range of UAE discounted deals ranging from cheaper eats and beauty/spa treatments to local and international travel, products and car servicing. It cites 6 million-plus users in the past 12 months, and 4.1 million vouchers sold since inception.
Another popular service, Pricena allows users to compare prices in the UAE for thousands of products from 500 product categories and more than 50 online stores. Pricena — Arabic for “our price” — claims it has enough data to be able to show you the cheapest deals every time. You can also set the app to alert you when prices drop for a particular product. The service keeps track of historical prices from all retailers and claims it is smart enough to see through fake discounts.
Users download an app to their smartphone for free and buy credits that can be used against an evolving list of services, ranging from brunch to sightseeing. Categories also include beauty and wellness (hair removal to massages), sports and leisure (scuba diving to paddle boarding), learning (photo workshops to language classes) and family and kids (dance lessons to escape room experiences).