According to the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai has recently introduced a five-year multiple-entry visa to encourage travel between India and the Gulf nation. As per the latest data released by DET, in 2023, Dubai witnessed a 25 per cent increase in the number of overnight visitors from India, making it the top source market.
The city welcomed 2.46 million tourists from India in the previous year, while it hosted 1.84 million tourists from India in the year-ago period and 1.97 million in 2019. The data also revealed that with an impressive 34 per cent year-on-year growth, Inda has continued to be the number one source market with the highest number of international visitors from a single country.