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5/14/24, 4:11 PM Tourism projected to account for 12% of UAE's GDP in 2024: Minister of Economy
communities and ecosystems, contributing to the long-term sustainability of tourism
across the region.

Participants also explained that current and future infrastructure will complement the GCC

Unified Tourist Visa by enhancing accessibility within and between Gulf nations. In
addition to ongoing investment in new and existing airports and cruise terminals, the

ministerial speakers highlighted the central role of the upcoming GCC Railway in

facilitating and optimising region-wide access for both domestic and international visitors.

Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Travel Market, said, “While it’s clear that

healthy competition will continue to play an important role in strengthening the GCC’s
world-class tourism offering, it was also encouraging to hear how collaboration is enabling

the region to become more than the sum of its parts in terms of attracting global travellers.

We are immensely grateful to this year’s ministerial participants, who provided a diverse
range of valuable insights into the region’s unified tourism future.”