The UAE residents are quite fond of vacationing in East and West Europe in mid- and late August as airfares have dropped by around 35 percent from their July peak.

Residents of the UAE who applied for a Europe visa 2-3 months ago and got an appointment for August are still flying in the last three weeks of this month to cooler climes of Eastern and Western Europe before summer school ends.

Additionally, some Asian and Middle Eastern families vacation in their home countries.

In August, Bharat Aidasani, managing partner at Pluto Travels, says UAE residents don't mind traveling for 20-25 days before school reopens.

In August, a good number of people travel to Europe for vacations. People who applied around 2-3 months earlier for visas were not able to secure appointments in July, so their appointments were postponed to August. As a result, they'll be taking 10-15 days off this month," he said.

In addition to being close by, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, and the Czech Republic are becoming increasingly popular destinations, according to Aidasani.

"Many people have visited Switzerland, Paris, and London, but they haven't seen the east side. As well, Eastern Europe has good connectivity with daily flights operated by FlyDubai and Emirates. Austrian, Austrian-Czech and Czech visas are somehow becoming faster than UK, Swiss, etc., he pointed out.

As a result of the pandemic, traffic was severely disrupted for the last two years. This year, there is a lot of travel during the months of June, July, and August.

Vacation options are limited, so people should take advantage of whatever good options are available. As a result of the high vacation trend in Georgia and Armenia this year, which are good short-term vacations," said Sudheesh.

Many UAE residents, including middle- and low-income groups, travel to their home countries for vacations, not just Indian nationals.

To meet growing demand and lower airfares, Sudheesh called for increasing frequencies on UAE-India routes.

In the last week of August, airfares have dropped from their mid-July peaks, according to Bharat Aidasani.

"Airfares were very high before July 20. Those who travel in August benefit because 70 percent of the cost is related to airfare," he said. Using Pluto Travels as an example, the executive said airfares now hover around Dh2,500 in mid- to late August, down by more than 35 percent from July. “There were festivals and Eid also in July, so airfares were peaking during public holidays but they’ve come down in August,” he added.