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Shaikha Al Nuaimi: Tourism

Represents 10% Of Global Economy,

Faces Climate, Technology

Challenges

Umer Jamshaid Published October 27, 2025 | 04:30 PM

DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 27th Oct, 2025) Shaikha

Nasser Al Nowais, Secretary-General Elect of the United Nations World Tourism

Organisation (UNWTO) for the 2026–2029 term, revealed that the global tourism

and travel sector contributed US$10.9 trillion to the world’s GDP in 2024,
accounting for 10% of the global economy.

In statements to the Emirates news Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the UAE-

Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025, which began today in Dubai, Al Nowais

said that this contribution is expected to continue rising to US$11.7 trillion in 2025,
marking an increase of 6.7% over 2024 and 13% higher than 2019 levels.

Citing a report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), she noted that

the sector grew by 8.5% in 2024 compared with 2023, and by 6% compared

with 2019.

Al Nowais stressed that these figures reaffirm tourism’s role as a key driver of
sustainable economic growth, highlighting it as one of the most dynamic sectors

in attracting both domestic and foreign investment.

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