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Burj Khalifa begins accepting UPI for online ticket bookings
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai now accepts India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for online ticket bookings, facilitating payments for Indian tourists.
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India’s domestic payment rail is now an international customer acquisition channel. If you sell to Indian tourists in the UAE, you need to offer UPI at checkout or risk losing the sale.
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