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Dubai’s tourism boom: 9.31 million visitors in H1 2024

Dubai’s hotel sector continues to perform well, with an average occupancy rate of 78.7 per cent, up from 77.7 per cent in the same period in 2023

Dubai unveils new nol card unveiled

Dubai unveils new ‘nol Travel’ card with attractive discounts, benefits

The card offers a combination of fare discounts and exclusive promotions on hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues

Louvre

Louvre Abu Dhabi draws over 1.2 million visitors in 2023

Since its opening in 2017, the Louvre Abu Dhabi has not only attracted art enthusiasts and collectors but also positioned the emirate as a global cultural hub

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RTA resumes Global Village bus routes, electric Abra service

The services will resume on Wednesday, October 18, coinciding with the commencement of the village’s activities

Dubai receives 14.36 million international visitors in 2022

Dubai receives 14.36 million international visitors in 2022

The emirate closed in on its pre-pandemic visitor figures of 16.73 million recorded in 2019

Abu Dhabi updates protocol for home quarantine and those arriving from abroad

Those who are vaccinated and have come in contact with a Covid-19 positive case will need to quarantine for seven days and take a PCR test on day 6

The ‘revenge travel’ rage: How tourists are planning their summer

As vaccination numbers pick up and countries worldwide cautiously open their borders, are travellers packing up their bags?

Abu Dhabi clarifies that free Covid-19 vaccines will not be given to tourists

The emirate stressed that vaccines are only available to those holding expired residency visas or expired entry visas

Self-driving platform ekar integrates with CarPro to enable 500,000 rental cars

The partnership aims to enable car rental companies in over 40 countries to digitally rent their fleet using ekar Mobility OS

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi reduces number of ‘green list’ countries that do not require quarantine

Some of the countries removed from the ‘green list’ include Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Maldives and Thailand

Abu Dhabi updates entry guidelines for visitors, international tourists

The emirate has said Covid-19 testing centres located at entry points will now be closed

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Bahrain to extend all visit visas for free until January 2021

Visa holders will not be required to apply for the renewal through the e-visa website – it will be done automatically

Israel seeks 100,000 UAE tourists a year after landmark pact

A record 4.5 million tourists visited Israel in 2019

All emirates in the UAE start issuing tourist visas – ICA

However, work permits will still not be issued at this stage

Revealed: Answers to all Dubai visa related queries

Holders of expired residency visas should renew them before exiting the country if they wish to return

Saudi Arabia to Bahrain causeway reopens from July 23

The King Fahd Causeway shut on March 7 as part of the precautionary measures

Dubai’s Emirates to resume flights to Seychelles from August 1

Flights will operate to Seychelles five times a week with Boeing 777-300ER

Dubai’s Emirates resumes flights to 6 more cities; network to grow to 58 destinations

Emirates has revised its booking policies to offer customers added flexibility

Dubai’s Emirates announces flights to seven additional cities in July

The new routes will increase Emirates’ total number of destinations to 48

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Dubai likely to start opening up for tourists in July

The reopening will likely start gradually and could be delayed until September, depending on global trends