Indian vacationers take photos throughout a household vacation journey to Thailand at Patong seaside within the island of Phuket, July 14, 2023. Photograph by Reuters
Dubai is not best choice of Indian vacationers who now go for Bangkok due to Thailand’s visa-free entry, information from digital journey platform Agoda confirmed.
Pattaya, well-known for its nightlife and red-light district, got here in third within the listing of 5 hottest locations for Indian vacationers, adopted by Singapore and Bali.
Ranging from November final 12 months, Thailand allowed Indian residents to enter that nation with out making use of for a visa.
Krishna Rathi, nation director at Agoda for India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives areas, thought-about the comfort of visa norms an accelerator for India’s outbound journey panorama.
Different Southeast Asian nations akin to Indonesia and Vietnam are additionally contemplating visa-free entry for Indian residents.
In earlier years, Dubai was probably the most favourite alternative of Indians as a result of its luxurious procuring malls, flamboyant buildings, plethora of amusement choices, and tremendous luxurious motels.
As well as, most Indian vacationers flock to Dubai as a result of its proximity as the biggest metropolis within the United Arab Emirates is simply 3-3.5 hours from many main cities of India.