Abu Dhabi Declared No Quarantine Requirement For Overseas Arrival Starting July 1

Beginning July 1, authorities in Abu Dhabi have declared that all overseas arrivals would be exempt from quarantine. The system will be closely modeled after the one now in use in Dubai, according to reports.

According to DCT Abu Dhabi Al Shaiba, executive director of Tourism and Marketing: “It will be similar to the Dubai system – the PCR protocol will be different from high-risk to low- risk destinations. Quarantine will not be an option”.

Unless they came from a ‘green-listed’ country, passengers were compelled to quarantine for a minimum of 10 days.

After losing visitors from major markets such as the UK, India, and Germany, which are still suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Shaiba said Abu Dhabi is studying new markets to see if new opportunities may exist.

“We’re monitoring and analysing these markets on a weekly basis, to find out where are the opportunities (and) which markets we can tap into, to cover the loss that we might have in other markets” he said.

Abu Dhabi has also stated that it will improve its border with Dubai in order to facilitate travel between the two countries for both inhabitants and visitors. They are ‘working with the government on a plan for that border to make it more tourist friendly,’ according to Al Shaiba.