HainanWel.com(e)! » 14 ноя 2014, 16:43
Visa to the UAE has risen out of season
UAE Immigration Service informed the tour operators to increase from November 13 consular fee of $ 25. Now Visa different companies worth between $ 70 and $ 75, respectively, the "new" will cost $ 95-100. For the majority of tour operators appreciation visa in UAE was a surprise, and not the most pleasant.
Against the background of the general situation in the travel market, and even in high season, few people rejoice news of increasing the cost of entry visa. However, Emirates is not included in the list of "non-recommended" to visit the many categories of Russian citizens, as the country does not have an agreement with the United States on the mutual extradition, eventually direction suffered much less others. Nevertheless, it has not been spared and a decrease in demand and a decrease in the depth of sales. Appreciation visa for $ 25 not cheap for such countries as the United Arab Emirates, may seem insignificant at first glance. After all, a family of four entry permit will now cost $ 400, and at the current rate of the ruble is almost the cost of the whole tour in another country.
General Director of "Art Tour" Dmitry Arutyunov considers the decision of Immigration UAE untimely. "I think UAE authorities did not consider the realities of our market. Many countries are now, on the contrary, introduced breaks for Russian tourists to stimulate the flow. "Moreover, as noted by the source, the change in value has occurred suddenly, and tour operators had to urgently accelerate the issuance of visas to its tourists at the same price.
According to Dmitry Arutyunov, increasing the cost of a single entry visa in the UAE would be justified if, as expected, there was a cheaper multiple. Recall that in August 2014, the UAE authorities have introduced multiple-entry visas cost 200 dirhams ($ 50) for cruise passengers, which is expected by many to have been spread to the land of tourists. However, as explained RATA-news director of PR and Marketing "Via Maris" Elena Karmanova actual mechanism for issuing multiple-entry visas cruise passengers should make just now. "Moreover, the current value of such a visa twice as claimed almost 100 euros." Moreover, according to Ms. Kprmanovoy repeatedly Arab visa can be issued only by the authorized agency in the territory of the Emirates themselves, not in the visa application center in Moscow, as promised earlier.