Dubai: Boosting Tourism With Unified GCC Visa, Making Travel Process Simpler

The IATA official said that the attraction becomes more inviting when it is easier for passengers to process paperwork.

The top aviation industry official said the GCC unified visa would boost travel in the area.

Kamil Alawadhi from the International Air Transport Association said, "I still remember when the Schengen visa was first introduced, we saw a drop in traffic to Europe because it was so complicated to fill up and go to the embassy to get the visa," He also added that while making the travel process much simpler for the end consumers they will have a positive impact. "When it is easier for passengers to process travel paper world, the destination becomes more welcoming."

Apart from this, the previous month, local officials confirmed that the unified visa system would be in place before the end of the year and would be easy for travellers to access. "By the end of this year, the whole system will be in place," said Khalid Jasim Al Midfa of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Authority. "We are working day and night, and e-service is a vital part of it. We don't want to complicate things for people and maintain the same security level. It will be an excellent initiative, and we will see a positive outcome for regional economies."

Positive Viewpoint

Kamil also added that the travel viewpoint for the region looks upbeat, especially with the announcement of the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport. "Leisure travellers often consider the quality of airports," he explained. "New airports can pinpoint and address challenges such as overcrowding or inefficiencies that older airports may face. Better customer service tends to attract and encourage traffic."

In April, plans for the new Dh128 billion terminal at the Al Maktoum International Airport were announced. The terminal would scale up the passenger capacity of 260 million in a year. Once it opens, all of the operations at the current Dubai International will be transferred there. Set to be five times the size of the current DXB airport, it will span 70 square km once fully operational and functional. It will have five parallel runways and five passenger terminals housing over 400 aircraft gates.

Experts have also long predicted that smaller, more fuel-efficient planes will become more famous in the coming future, resulting in more flights and better connectivity. Earlier this year, the chief of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths, said that this is one of the reasons why the Al Maktoum airport would have 400 gates. Experts have long predicted that smaller, more fuel-efficient planes will become more popular, resulting in more flights and good connectivity. At the start of the year, the chief of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths, also said that this is one of the reasons why the Al Maktoum airport would have 400 gates.


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