Dubai: UAE residents with travel plans to Europe will be getting relief on two fronts – airfares to major destinations in the EU are dropping. And, just as important, the Schengen visa processing time is getting back to two weeks or lower.
That would compare to visa appointment timelines stretching to one- or two months during the October to end December period.
So, if UAE travellers are sort of homing on trips to Europe, now would be a good time to start on the process.
“Demand is expected to spike in April during the Eid holidays,” said Shanawaz Khan, founder of Trips Away, specialising in travel packages to Europe.
This trend follows an exceptional winter travel phase, where scores of UAE and GCC residents flocked to European holiday destinations during Christmas and New Year. “However, their wait times for Schengen visa appointments was…
