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9/29/25, 5:05 PM UAE tourism sector reaches $70.1bn GDP contribution with record growth in 2024 - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle E…
Domestic tourism spending reached AED57.6bn ($15.7bn), rising 2.4 per cent year-on-
year and 41 per cent compared to 2019.
Hotel revenues reached nearly AED45bn ($12.3bn) in 2024, with occupancy at 78 per cent
— among the highest globally.
The country hosted around 30.75m hotel guests last year, a 9.5 per cent increase from
28.08m in 2023, achieving 77 per cent of the national target of 40m annual guests.
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