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How Indian Travellers Can Rescue Middle East’s Tourism Goals
Despite the slowdown due to Indian Rupee fluctuations, the Indian outbound market has been growing at an average annual growth rate of 10-12% over the last seven years.
For decades, the lure of tax-free gold and cheap flights made the Emirates, particularly Dubai, a hot favourite with Indians. While the stringent norms in Middle East, safety concerns and the rise of low-budget family destinations in South east Asia dented this popularity to some extent, a Colliers International research states: “tourist arrivals from India into the GCC have witnessed constant progression year on year”.