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9/30/24, 9:53 AM UAE tourism sector witnesses steady growth with hotel establishment revenues increasing by 7 per cent to reach AED 24.6 billion i…
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 the highest globally,

growing by 3.7 per cent compared to H1 2023." His Excellency noted

that national efforts continue to support joint action in the implementation

of tourism-related plans and strategies and solidify the UAE's position as

one of the best destinations in the world, in the light of the We the UAE

2031 vision.

H.E. Bin Touq explained: "In terms of travel and aviation, the country's

airports recorded an increase in passenger numbers during the first half

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