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UAE tourism sector witnesses

steady growth with hotel

establishment revenues

increasing by 7 per cent to

reach AED 24.6 billion in H1

2024

24-7 PRESS RELEASE NEWSWIRE Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:00am GMT+4

DUBAI, UAE, September 17, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The UAE Ministry of

Economy revealed that the UAE's tourism sector is continuing to grow, bolstering its

contribution to the growth and sustainability of the national economy. The revenues

generated by hotel establishments in the country have surpassed AED 24.6 billion in
the first half of 2024, up seven per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2023.

Furthermore, the number of hotel guests across the UAE's seven emirates reached

approximately 15.3 million during the first six months of 2024, reflecting a 10.5 per
cent growth.

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the

Emirates Tourism Council, said: "The latest results demonstrate the effectiveness of
the country's efforts and strategies in enhancing the tourism sector, in line with

international best practices. They also underline the competitive advantage of the

UAE's tourism offerings both at regional and global levels. These indicators are crucial

in realising the objectives of the UAE Tourism Strategy 2031, which aims to boost the
sector's contribution to the national GDP to 450 billion dirhams and attract 40 million

visitors to hotel establishments by the next decade."

His Excellency added: "Thanks to the directives of the wise leadership, UAE tourism
has been able to maintain its growth in terms of both revenues and hotel capacity. The

hotel occupancy rate in the country reached 79.5 per cent in H1 2024, which is among

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