New EU visa exemptions to bolster Dubai’s appeal

Berlin: Dubai’s mix of year-round events and world-class infrastructure drew considerable interest from global travel and tourism industry professionals at ITB 2014 in Berlin, Germany, many of who welcomed the UAE’s recent announcement granting visas on arrival for an additional 13 EU nationalities.

News of the UAE’s new visa exemptions will further strengthen Dubai’s competitive advantage in the field internationally, allowing incentives and event organisers to offer packages to a wider range of nationalities with greater ease. As a result of the decision, citizens of all 28 EU member states can now enter Dubai and the UAE without having previously applied for a visa. According to the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new exemptions apply to citizens of Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria from March 22 onward.