Dubai Tourism
Dubai breaks tourism records with 18.72 million visitors in 2024
Key contributing factors include increased international partnerships, high-profile events, and a growing hospitality sector, with Dubai’s hotel inventory expanding to 154,016 rooms across 832 establishments.
Dubai welcomes a record 9.31 million visitors in the first half of 2024
Number of international overnight visitors in the first half of the year was 9% higher than the same period in 2023.
Active GCC hotel development pipeline now 40% of existing room supply
According to new research commissioned by Arabian Travel Market (ATM), and conducted at the end of September 2022 by hotel market intelligence and global benchmarking company STR, the GCC region now has over 170,000 hotel rooms under active development (planning, final planning & under construction).
Dubai attracts over 7 million international visitors
Dubai attracted 7.12 million international overnight visitors between January and June 2022
Stay more, pay less! Dubai’s summer campaign is here
The ‘Stay More Pay Less’ is a citywide initiative where over 60 hotels and resorts have all united to offer visitors to Dubai outstanding value this summer with new offers
Dubai Tourism suspends live entertainment
Dubai Tourism has suspended live entertainment in hotels and restaurants after hundreds of coronavirus violations of guidelines at venues, closing down 20 establishments
Here’s what Dubai is offering for travellers in the post-Covid 19 world
Dubai has opened up to welcome travellers and ensuring travellers’ safety and wellbeing through its various initiatives i the post Covid world
Record-breaking fourth edition of Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020 draws to a close
Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) officially concluded its most ambitious and inspiring edition to date with more than 1,500,000 participants rising to the 30x30 Challenge
Dubai offers instant VAT refunds for Chinese tourists
Chinese tourists to Dubai can now get instant VAT refunds at Dubai Airports via the We Tax Refund on the
Dubai Tourism conducts three-city India roadshow
In order to strengthen relationships with travel agents and tour operators, to boost Indian arrivals to Dubai as part of
Dubai bats for more UK tourist arrivals
In a bid to further boost British tourist arrivals, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) held a
Dubai Tourism receives Burj Khalifa award
Dubai Tourism received an appreciation award presented by Mouhamad Hoteit from Burj Khalifa during WTM 2017. This is the first
Record 1 mn Indian visitors in first half of 2017 in Dubai
Almost all of Dubai’s top 20 inbound visitor source markets saw positive or near stable year-on-year performances in H1 (first
Dubai Tourism unveils training tool for travel agents
Dubai Tourism has announced the launch of Dubai Expert, an online educational game that has been created for travel agents.
Travel 2 offers scratch card Dubai incentive
Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win a scratch card with prizes including cinema vouchers, designer handbags and
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