UAE residents have travel plans disrupted by coronavirus
(WorldNews Health)

Dubai: Rommel Sumero and his family were supposed to spend a short time in Hong Kong before going to the Philippines this summer, but the plan has been shelved due to the coronavirus scare. Not only were their travel plans affected, but they also had to pay extra for a direct flight to Manila. `The promo fare for a two-way ticket Dubai-Hong Kong-Manila was only Dh1,700 but a direct Dubai-Manila flight cost us around Dh2,400. That was Dh2,800 more for a family of four,` the 35-year-old Dubai resident told Gulf News. MPQ Tourism office in Satwa, where managing director Malou Prado admitted to a dip in outbound interest Image Credit: Clint Egbert, Gulf News Travel agents and tour operators in...