Eid Al Fitr 2023: UAE residents opt for visa-free travel destinations ahead of long weekend, deals start at Dh3,000

Eid Al Fitr 2023: UAE residents opt for visa-free travel destinations ahead of long weekend, deals start at Dh3,000

Dubai: UAE residents are looking forward to a long Eid weekend from April 21 to Monday, April 24 (The official dates will be confirmed by the government closer to Eid) and most of them have already snapped up holiday packages to visa-free destinations. Travel agencies and airlines are already reporting higher-than-average bookings in the lead up to the month, with some steep discounts on ticket rates being an incentive to get onto an aircraft. For example, flydubai’s Eid holiday travel deal to Yerevan is priced at Dh3,500 for a three-night stay, which includes economy flight tickets and a hotel stay. Similarly, packages to Azerbaijan and Thailand are going for Dh3,150. And travel deals to popular visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations such as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia are among the go-to choices for UAE residents. According to travel agents, pre-bookings are 30 to 40 per cent higher than last year, prices, however, had remained the same. Within the GCC, several new Ramadan and Eid packages have been launched in Saudi Arabia and Oman. Agents recommend that residents, especially those with confirmed travel plans, book their tickets as soon as possible, as airfares are expected to rise sharply in the