"The UAE announced the cancellation of UAE tourist visa in March. But this country has started thumping in the Gulf to reopen its world of wonders for visitors in July.
A post-COVID-19 opening for tourism and transportation is going to be different. Post this news many travelers have started searching UAE tour packages online to plan their trips ahead."
2. Dubai fetched 16.7 million visitors in 2019. Emirates
which is the wonder child of Dubai, and the world’s
fourth-largest carrier served transportation to 58
million passengers.
3. The UAE announced the cancellation of UAE tourist
visa in March. But this country has started thumping in
the Gulf to reopen its world of wonders for visitors in
July.
4. A post-COVID-19 opening for tourism and
transportation is going to be different. Post this news
many travelers have started searching UAE tour
packages online to plan their trips ahead.
5. Restaurants have been given green signal to open while retail zones are also
following strict guidelines of the government. Hotels, attractions and malls have
come together for joint efforts in disinfecting premises as per UAE Visa
requirements. More than 70,000 litres of disinfectants are being sprayed daily
on the roads and streets of Dubai, according to Dubai’s Supreme Committee of
Crisis and Disaster Management. Tour operators in the UAE will have to design
packages that would not only sell but give value to the visitors.
6. Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai stated that even if we
see an open mode in July it could be extended till September as many other
international airports is still closed. The approach is not a single way. It is
dependent on other countries and Dubai is in talks with them. The decision to
reopen has to be a coordinated approach. Every country has its pattern of
quarantine, testing and allowing passengers to travel to approved destinations.
7. Here is Some glimpse of Dubai during quarantine:
Image Credit: Monish Satish/Gulf News reader
8. Beautiful evening in Dubai MarinaImage Credit: Ritesh Raman/Gulf News reader
Aerial view of DubaiImage Credit: Monish Satish/Gulf News reader
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10. Take a look at some of his birds-eye-view shots of the empty roads in Dubai.Image Credit:
Monish Satish/Gulf News reader
19. I believe Dubai has to win the confidence and trust of its visitors now and not
build another attraction for them for the post-COVID-19 reopen. Its health
infrastructure and emergency policies to deal with such pandemics shall be
imperative to keep the flow of visitors moving in. Unless a vaccine is available,
the mindset of the visitors will be fluctuating to plan their Dubai trips as before.
20. Emirates is undergoing a hygiene transformation to resume operations in July.
Dubai is aiming to get its business back. But they will be strictly seating their
passengers according to social distancing norms. Meals will be served in boxes
packed before and no in-flight literature reading, please. The cabin bag is not
allowed. And permitted items include laptops, handbags or briefcases and
essential items for infants.
21. The owner of Nakheel Malls said that they are leaving no stone unturned in
scanning any visitor who is suspicious while coming to the mall. Its reopening
strategy highlights the testing of COVID-19 for all visitors at the service desk,
temperature screening at mall entrances and strict pre- and post-opening
disinfection regimes, with ‘high touch point sterilisation’ such as door handles –
every half an hour.