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UAE residents hassle-free visa destinations for the holiday season 2023

With the upcoming holiday season, UAE residents are expected to increase their travel demand, driven by factors like school vacations, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.

16 November 2023 · 07:21 UTC

One key consideration for UAE residents when choosing holiday destinations is hassle-free visa access. A report from Skyscanner highlights the importance of value for money in determining travel destinations for UAE residents.

Here are some visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations for UAE residents:

  • Azerbaijan
  • Maldives
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Nepal
  • Malaysia
  • Seychelles
  • Armenia
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Montenegro
  • Mauritius
  • Brunei
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Uzbekistan
  • Georgia
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Serbia

Dubai International Airport (DXB) anticipates high passenger numbers in the remaining days of 2023, with passenger traffic expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels.

In the first three-quarters of the year, DXB recorded over 7.6 million passengers, and in Q3 alone, it achieved its highest quarterly traffic since 2019, with 22.9 million passengers.

The airport's CEO, Paul Griffiths, expects record-breaking numbers to continue in the fourth quarter of 2023 and throughout 2024.