Summer rush! Outbound travel from UAE is on the rise

There is a 50% a rise in inquiries for travel opportunities from UAE residents ahead of Eid and summer, said online travel agency Musafir.com. The agency sees pent-up demand for travel, as regulations ease and travellers prefer taking short trips to other destinations besides their home country.

Raheesh Babu, COO, Musafir.com said: “There has been a pent-up demand for travel and UAE residents have been eager to travel to other destinations besides their home countries. There is a strong desire among travellers to take big bucket list trips this year, particularly to safer and closer international destinations. We have worked with our partners to offer these 8 destinations like Georgia, Baku, Serbia, Armenia, Turkey, Kenya, Phuket and Bishkek.”

Musafir.com offers a hassle-free booking experience to book flights, visas, insurance, hotel stays etc. to over 50 destinations worldwide. In addition, it provides a flexible rescheduling policy – allowing customers to modify their travel package free of charge up to 6 business days from the travel date with a 24/7 customer care team to get assistance.