UAE eases visas for Chinese visitors

Chinese visitors to the United Arab Emirates will now be granted visas on arrival, the Gulf state’s prime minister announced on Sunday, in a new bid to boost tourism.
China, the world’s second-largest economy, has a burgeoning and increasingly prosperous middle class that is traveling abroad in numbers greater than ever before.
“We have approved a decision to grant visas on arrival at the country’s airports to visitors from the Republic of China,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is also the ruler of Dubai.
“Our relations with China are strategic and a priority,” he added in remarks published on his official Twitter account.
Chinese tourists previously had to obtain visas before traveling to the UAE.
The UAE has invested billions of dollars over more than a decade to put itself on the map as a regional business and tourism hub. Among the UAE’s seven emirates, Dubai is the most attractive for tourists.

Source: Arab News