# Travel agency

Regulated activities · Dubai Setup Index

> Separate flight-ticket agency work from tour operation and other travel services before applying.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/travel-agency
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology

## Route and permissions

Separate flight-ticket agency work from tour operation and other travel services before applying. Dubai Civil Aviation Authority provides permits for aviation-related activities and its current consumer-welfare framework covers licensed travel agents. Confirm the permission attached to the exact service being sold; an approval for one travel activity does not establish approval for every tourism business.

## What still needs confirmation

Exact travel-agency/tour-operator documents, deposits and approval sequence remain unavailable. Publish the authority pointer and activity distinction, not a completed licensing route. Do not name Abu Dhabi DCT as Dubai’s regulator.

## Sources

- [DCAA services](https://www.dcaa.gov.ae/)
- [Dubai Government announcement on DCAA travel-agent obligations](https://cd1.mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2026/april/28-04/dcaa)

## Machine-readable

- [JSON](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/guides/travel-agency.json)

## Citation

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Dubai Setup Index. “Travel agency.” Updated 2026-10-09. https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/travel-agency

[Dubai Setup Index](https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/travel-agency). “Travel agency.” Updated 2026-10-09.

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