Dubai tourism on track for a record year

OVER TIM VISITED EMIRATE UNTIL JULY WITH WINTER SET TO BRING IN MORE

- BY DHANUSHA GOKULAN

Dubai is gearing up for what could be its biggest winter tourism season on record, with hoteliers reporting a surge in group bookings from Russia, India, and Central Asian countries as the peak travel period approaches.

“Tourists have already begun arriving in huge droves. We are bringing huge groups from India next week, for example,” said Safeer Mahamood, General Manager, Smart Travels. “Indian, CIS countries, a lot of Uzbeks and people from Azerbaijan, and a whole lot of Russian tourists are crowding into Dubai.”