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Significant expansion in number of hotel rooms

The total number of hotel rooms in the UAE has increased significantly, reaching 213,741

by the end of the first half of this year, with 3 per cent growth compared to the same period
in 2023. The total number of hotel nights in the seven emirates increased to over 53 million

nights, up 10 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Travel and aviation activity

Passenger traffic at the UAE's airports grew by 14.2 per cent in the first half of 2024. The
total number of passengers received by UAE airports during the first six months of this

year reached over 71.75 million from 62.79 million in the same period last year. The

number of arrivals in UAE airports was 20,274,694 passengers, departures totaled

21,090,750 passengers, while transit passenger numbers totaled 30,391,978.

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