The spike in festive season travel demand is leading to ticket prices to the UAE climbing by 30–50% already, and are expected to see more highs for year-end travel
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Air India
Air India offers booking flexibility with ‘fare lock’ option
Fare lock will be available at a fee of $10 for short-haul international flights and $18 for long-haul international flights arriving in India
Airfares
UAE travel: Skyscanner reveals cheapest week to book summer holidays
Waiting to take off until mid-August can bring big savings, Skyscanner research shows
Eid Al Fitr
UAE trending destinations, best booking time revealed: Skyscanner
Recent data reveals that interest in Asia-Pacific destinations continues to accelerate as compared to the previous year
Airlines
IndiGo announces New Year sale with airfares starting at $43 on international routes
The offer is valid for travel between January 09 and October 02, 2024
Airlines
India’s Vistara announces 3-day discounted sale on international, domestic airfares
The promo sale is part of its 9th anniversary celebration
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Cheap flights: UAE ticket prices to drop, says Skyscanner boss
Skyscanner Chief Executive Officer John Mangelaars talks flight tickets, best booking times, and more in an exclusive interview with Arabian Business
Air India
Air India reveals massive 30% discount on all flights, tickets begin at AED65
This limited-time Air India flight ticket offer will be valid from August 17 until August 20, 2023
Airfares
Revealed: MENA Ramadan booking trends for 2023
The month of Ramadan brings a surge of tourists, locals and bookings
consumer confidence
UAE holidays 2023: India, Pakistan, UK among top travel destinations
Searches for travel destinations are up 185% as compared to the previous year
Dubai
Dubai’s Emirates offers free promo code to flight passengers
The promo code is valid for travel periods between January 18 and March 31
FIFA
UAE sees 103% increase in global bookings ahead of FIFA World Cup kick off
Dubai showed a significant increase of 92 percent in global bookings, further contributing to the UAE’s role as a key travel hub
air travel
World Cup triggers resurgence in regional GCC air travel, UAE leads with 700% jump in bookings
Despite the surge in demand, airfares to Qatar from GCC cities were seeing a slight reduction of late because of the introduction of feeder flights
air traffic
Boom in UAE-India air traffic with 43% jump in bookings since Sept
Surprisingly, airfares between India and the UAE – one of the cash cow sectors for carriers from both countries – is seeing a softening trend with a 10 percent drop since beginning of October, despite the travel demand spike, industry insiders said
FIFA
Revealed: Top countries flying to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022
The major football event is set to kick-off on November 20, here are the top football nations travelling to Qatar
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UAE to Mumbai: Vistara ‘festive sale’ return tickets priced at $172
Bookings for tickets under the promotional drive commenced from Monday and will be open till Wednesday, October 19 mid-night
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Philippines, India emerge as top destinations for UAE, Saudi travellers this winter
Latest global data shows that international tourism is back to 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the first half of the year