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5/19/25, 1:46 PM Bin Touq meets with tourism ministers of Spain, Croatia to enhance prospects for cooperation in sector
three per cent year-over-year growth. The hotel occupancy rate in the country

reached 78%, which is among the highest regionally and globally. Additionally, 16

new hotels were launched across the UAE in 2024, taking the total number of hotels

to 1,251 by the end of last year.

During his meeting with Rosario Sanchez Grau, Spanish Secretary of State for

Tourism, Bin Touq reviewed latest developments in the global tourism sector, the

mechanisms to enable sustainable growth, as well as enhancing cooperation in

various tourism fields. The two sides explored the potential for establishing new

partnerships to increase mutual tourism flows.

The number of Spanish tourists to the UAE reached 150,231 in 2024, representing

an increase of more than 14% compared to that of 2023. The number of flights

between the UAE and Spain amount to approximately 48 weekly services, operated

by airlines of both countries.

Bin Touq and Tonci Glavina discussed enhancing cooperation between tourism

companies and entities in the UAE and Croatian markets, in addition to enhancing

joint efforts to create new tourism and leisure programs to promote mutual tourism

flows. There are currently more than 42 monthly flights between the UAE and

Croatia, operated by the airlines of both countries. (ANI/WAM)

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