Dubai offers tourists benefits worth £610 as numbers plummet amid Iran war

Family and friends of residents eligible for dining and hotel packages as city spurned by visitors Middle East crisis – live updates Dubai is offering to pay family and friends of residents to visit in an effort to revive tourist numbers that have plummeted since the city was drawn into the US-Israel war on Iran. The Dubai Invite scheme, an initiative of the department of economy and tourism, allows residents of the United Arab Emirates to nominate friends and relatives to receive benefits worth more than 3,000 UAE dirham (about £610) for their visit. Continue reading...