EaseMyTrip forays into overseas market with launch of retail office in Dubai

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 25 March 2022, 2:30 PM

EaseMyTrip has expanded its international presence by launching its first-ever retail office in Dubai, to cater to the growing B2C retail segment. The office is strategically located in the densely populated Bur Dubai area beside the metro station. The company’s exclusive team of travel experts Continue Reading

VFS Global processes 40,000 UAE visa applications from India since Dubai reopened borders

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:07 PM

VFS Global has processed over 40,000 UAE visa applications since Dubai borders reopened in 2021. The data reflects the significant contribution of VFS Global’s Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC), an exclusive visa application processing facility for Emirates Airline passengers, in restoring Dubai-bound travel from India. Dubai recorded 32% year-on-year (YoY) visitor Continue Reading

Shot in the arm for business travel with new visa regime under India’s CEPA deal with UAE

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 2:30 PM

Business travel between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to change after the two countries agreed to a liberalised visa regime as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed last week. Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam told Mint that the liberalised visa regime includes a three-year visa provision for intra-corporate transfers, Continue Reading

Dubai registers 32 per cent growth in international overnight visitors in 2021; hotel sector outperformed pre-pandemic levels across all measurements

TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 5 February 2022, 10:54 AM

According to Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai welcomed 7.28 million international overnight visitors in 2021, including 910,000 from India, representing 32 per cent year-on-year growth. The key international markets of Dubai regained momentum with positive performances led by its number one source market India with 910,000 visitors, followed by Continue Reading

Dubai aims to attract 25 million tourists by 2025: Official

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 8 November 2021, 11:30 AM

Dubai plans to merge the departments of economy and tourism and hopes to attract 25 million tourists by 2025, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s Crown Prince, said on Twitter. Sheikh Hamdan added that Helal Al Marri will be appointed as a general director of the new department. Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed […]Continue Reading

Madame Tussauds opens museum in Dubai on October 14

TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 11:59 AM

London’s renowned waxwork museum Madame Tussauds opened this week its first outpost in the Arab world in Dubai, which hopes to attract millions of tourists to Expo 2020. The brand, which began life in London where it boasts 250 wax sculptures that draw millions of visitors annually, also has smaller branches in the United States, […]Continue Reading