Dubai Frame rolls out e-tickets to spare visitors long queues
Dubai Municipality launches tourist attraction’s website and mobile phone app
Visitors to the Dubai Frame will no longer need to queue up to purchase the tickets for the six-month-old tourist attraction.
They can now plan their visit by booking their tickets ahead online on its website — www. dubaiframe.ae
Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajiri, director-general of Dubai Municipality, launched the website and mobile app of Dubai Frame at a function held at the 150-metre twin tower with a Sky Bridge yesterday.
Al Hajiri said the e-tickets will help visitors avoid the burden of traffic congestion and fluctuations in weather conditions.
“It will also reduce the rush at the ticket counter [at Gate No. 4 of Zabeel Park] at Dubai Frame, which will make the visitors’ experience easier and more enjoyable.”
The tickets are priced at Dh50 for adults and Dh20 for children aged three to 12 years while senior citizens and people of determination can enter for free.
He said 466,000 people have visited the Dubai Frame since its opening on January 1.
Developed in cooperation with Etisalat, its online system provides the ticket prices, time slots and the number of tickets available, just like online tickets for the Burj Khalifa.
However, officials confirmed to Gulf News that Dubai Municipality will not increase the price for the on-the-spot tickets as in the case of the Burj Khalifa.
“We have not considered any proposal to change the prices at this time,” said Mohammad Mubarak Al Mutaiwe’e, assistant director-general of Dubai Municipality for Communications and Community Sector.
Asked if the website will also mention when Dubai Frame closes for private events occasionally, officials said they would now consider allowing government functions at the Sky Bridge without disrupting the visitors’ trip.
On a few occasions, visitors were informed about the closure of the facility for certain time periods only through the social media channels of Dubai Frame.