Burj Khalifa’s At the Top opens UPI ticket payments for Indian visitors
Emaar Entertainment, Neopay and NPCI have enabled UPI payments for Burj Khalifa’s At the Top tickets, allowing Indian travellers to book using apps including PhonePe and Google Pay before arriving in Dubai.
What happened
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) · Burj Khalifa’s At the Top became Dubai’s first attraction to accept UPI ticket payments from India, through
Key facts
- ₹4,243 per person for At the Top floors 124 and 125
- ₹10,393 per person for At the Top SKY on floor 148
- Access available up to the 154th floor
- UAE has allowed QR-code UPI e-commerce payments since 2022
Why this matters
Travel, attractions and payment platforms should consider partnerships around India-native checkout rails, using UPI integration to win Indian traveller demand before arrival.
What to watch
- UPI availability expands from ticket pre-booking to on-site dining, retail, parking and hotel payments in Dubai.
- Emaar reports Indian visitor growth, UPI payment share, higher pre-booking conversion or reduced checkout abandonment.
- PhonePe, Google Pay, NPCI International or UAE acquiring partners announce additional Dubai merchant integrations.
- Dubai attraction operators launch UPI-only discounts, dynamic bundles or loyalty-linked offers.
- Evidence of customer friction around refunds, exchange rates, transaction limits or failed cross-border payments.
- UPI acceptance announcements from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman or other regional tourism markets.
- Emaar and Neopay add UPI acceptance to additional Emaar attractions, hospitality properties and digital booking flows.
- Dubai tourism sellers introduce India-specific UPI cashback, bundled-ticket and festival-period campaigns.
- Online travel agencies surface UPI as a Dubai checkout method and market pre-departure booking convenience to Indian customers.
- Merchants seek interoperable refund, chargeback-equivalent and reconciliation processes for cross-border UPI transactions.
- Competing Gulf tourism destinations accelerate UPI acceptance at airports, attractions and duty-free retail to protect Indian visitor share.