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addition, the UAE has entered cooperation agreements with 188 countries around the world in the air transport
sector. This facilitates inbound and outbound flights to these destinations and consolidates the UAE's position as
a leading regional and global destination for travel and aviation."

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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