The UAE is all set to catch the fancy of international tourists and boost the demand for air tickets aboard flights arriving in the nation. This nation that offers a wild smorgasbord of incredible charms will soon be offering visa-on-arrival facility to 13 EU member countries.
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs have recently announced to expand its visa policy in a bid to boost the already soaring popularity of the emirates of the UAE amongst European tourists. It is extending the visa-on-arrival (VoA) to tourists from about 13 European countries with effect from March 22, 2014.
At present, UAE offers VoA to tourists who book UAE bound flights from other 15 European member states, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Holland.
The 13 European countries that will come under the new visa exemption policy are Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.
The UAE has long been a favourite amongst holiday makers and corporate jetsetters from European countries and the new development is sure to make it easy and convenient for such travellers to plan trips to emirates in the UAE.
Industry insiders believe that the lifting of visa restrictions may also spell as the launch of direct flights connecting the UAE and the 13 EU member countries in the near future. The opening of a second state-of-the-art international airport in Dubai is also sure to make the UAE ever more accessible from across the world.
Dubai’s Department of Tourism in the UAE believes that the ease in visa norms will help it double its annual visitor numbers from 10 million in 2012 to 20 million in 2020.
The UAE is one of the most popular destinations across the globe and never fails to impress with its treasure trove of natural splendour, historical treasures and cultural resplendence. No wonder, this Middle Eastern nation tempts millions of leisure flyers into booking flights to the country, year on year. But its not just leisure vacationers who flock to the country, a fair share of business travellers from Europe and other parts of the world also hop aboard flights to the country for meetings, seminars and other business related trips.
