Etihad launches online tourist visa service

Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has started an online tourist visa service for its passengers, a move that could attract more tourists, including from India, who are not automatically granted visas on arrival.
The airline launched the service with the Indian-based TT Services, which has already been contracted as a visa outsourcing service provider in India, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Sweden and Russia.
The initiative is part of wider efforts by GCC states to boost the number of tourists arriving in the region.
As per the new facility, transit passengers travelling on Etihad's global network through its Abu Dhabi centre will now find it easier to change travel plans and stay for a few days in the UAE.
19/05/10 Press Trust Of India/Hindustan Times

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Categories: Foreign May 2010