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Travel agencies, tour operators, tourism consultancy: the UAE is one of the most visited places on earth, and the businesses that serve those visitors are licensed under official activity names in the zones below. This field carries recorded approvals beyond the licence for many activities, so we do this one in the honest order: the conversation first, then the itemised price, then the commitment.

Before the price, the honest part.

Many travel and tourism activities carry a government approval on top of the licence. You’ll see the approving authority each zone records right next to the activities below (aviation and tourism authorities, mostly). The approval fee is never guessed into a headline price: we scope it with you, and it’s charged when it applies. Talk to us first and we’ll confirm exactly what your plan involves before you pay anything.

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AED 4,888*

The licence behind it.

These are the official licensed activities our engine maps to travel & tourism: the exact names the authorities use, and every zone writes its own list in its own words. Our engine recognises them as one business, so your setup is built on the real activity behind it, not a guess. Where a zone’s own record notes an authority approval for an activity, it’s shown beside that zone: the licence is priced now, and an approval’s fee is scoped with you when it applies.

Travel AgencyAjman NuVentures Centre · Masdar City Free Zone approval: Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) · Dubai South approval: Dubai Civil Aviation Authority · Meydan Free Zone pre-licence approval: DCAA (Dubai Civil Aviation Authority) · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
Travel agency activitiesSPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Ajman Free Zone approval: Approval / Permit from Tourism Department · Shams approval applies
Out Bound Tour OperatorAjman NuVentures Centre · SPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone · IFZA
In Bound Tour OperatorSPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone · IFZA
Tour operator activitiesSPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Shams approval applies · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone
Arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by tour operators. the tours may include any or all of the following: • Transportation • Accommodation • Food • Visits to museums, historical or cultural sites, theatrical, musical or sporting events.SPC Free Zone · Shams approval: Department of Civil Aviation and Sharjah Airport Authority · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone
Tourism promotion activitiesSPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Shams approval: Tourism Department (TD) · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone
Tourism & Recreation ConsultantsAjman NuVentures Centre · Ajman Free Zone · RAKEZ · Innovation City · Dubai South · Meydan Free Zone
Tourism and Recreation ConsultantsSPC Free Zone · IFZA
Tourist Guiding ServicesSPC Free Zone pre-licence approval applies · Dubai South approval: Dubai College of Tourism · Meydan Free Zone

Where it’s licensed.

Free zones on our platform whose official activity lists cover this business, with each zone’s own licence-only starting price.

Ajman NuVentures CentreAjmanSetups from AED 4,888* SPC Free ZoneSharjahSetups from AED 4,999* Ajman Free ZoneAjmanSetups from AED 5,565* ShamsSharjahSetups from AED 5,760* RAKEZRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,000* Innovation CityRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,600* Masdar City Free ZoneAbu DhabiSetups from AED 7,000* Dubai SouthDubaiSetups from AED 12,500* Meydan Free ZoneDubaiSetups from AED 12,500* IFZADubaiSetups from AED 12,900*

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