UAE’s tourism revenue surpassed $5 billion in 2022
The UAE’s tourism revenue surpassed $5 billion in the first half of this year, with strong performances expected this winter when neighboring Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup.
“The revenue of our tourism sector exceeded Dh 19 billion in the first half of 2022. The total number of hotel guests reached 12 million, a growth of 42% and we expect strong tourism performance this winter season. “, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. This was stated by Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai.
Dubai expects to receive a large number of football fans during the World Cup in November and December. The emirate is one of the Gulf cities to provide daily shuttle flights to and from Qatar during the tournament. Of the more than 90 new flights landing in the host city of Doha every day, around 40 depart from the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai airport, the busiest in the world for international travel, handled 27.9 million passengers in the first half of this year, more than 160% more than in the same period in 2021, it said last month.
In the first six months of 2022, DXB processed a total of 154,993 flight movements, an increase of 55.9% compared to the first half of 2021.
UAE’s tourism revenue surpassed $5 billion in 2022
The airport expects to receive 62.4 million passengers for the full year. A rapid introduction of vaccinations allowed the UAE to recover quickly from the pandemic and enjoyed an increase in visitor numbers when Dubai hosted the World Expo Expo from October to March.
