DUBAI: Dubai has shattered its tourism records, welcoming 18.72 million international visitors in 2024, a 9% increase from 2023. This milestone cements the city’s position as a top global destination for leisure and business. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum highlighted that this growth aligns with Dubai’s Economic Agenda D33, aimed at […]
DUBAI: Dubai welcomed 16.79 million international tourists during the first 11 months 2024 between January and November, an increase of 9% compared to the same period last year when the number of international tourists reached 15.37 million. According to Dubai Tourism Sector 2024 Performance Report from January to November which was released by the Dubai […]
DUBAI: The city’s exceptional handling of the pandemic, its ability to provide one of the world’s safest environments and the gathering pace of its economic growth have made it a preferred international destination for business, tourism and events. The increasing confidence of global travellers in Dubai is borne out by the fact that key indicators […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid issues decision to merge Dubai Economy and Dubai Tourism to become ‘Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism’ In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a decision to merge Dubai Economy and […]
The world’s largest and tallest observation wheel by Dubai Holding opened with thousands at the Ain Dubai Plaza that bustled with fun-filled family activities, live DJ sets, and spectacular inaugural light, drone, and fireworks show. After much anticipation, Ain Dubai, the world’s largest and tallest observation wheel celebrated its first visitors recently. The inaugural rotation […]
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has launched its latest global campaign, featuring superstars Jessica Alba and Zac Efron, as it continues to drive global travel recovery and growth. Dubai Presents – filmed by Director’s Guild award-winning director Craig Gillespie of recent Cruella movie fame – takes a unique perspective to global destination advertising, using a highly stylised movie trailer […]
DUBAI – Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022. Following on from the resumption of international […]
City welcomes 3.7 million overseas overnight visitors in July 2020 – May 2021 period Overall hotel occupancy of 58 percent recorded in July 2020 – May 2021 period World-leading health & safety standards have made Dubai one of the globe’s safest destination Dubai – As Dubai marks a year since reopening its borders to international […]
Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) part of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) to further Dubai’s position as one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism destinations, launches ‘Get into the Green Scene’. The initiative is aimed at Dubai residents and visitors to raise awareness of the city’s sustainable attractions and highlight the ease […]
ABU DHABI, 1st June 2021: The UAE was ranked among the top 20 countries in the world during the year 2020 in five indices related to the competitiveness of the tourism sector in the country according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The country’s achievements in the tourism sector included the indexes in […]
Joint inspection campaigns are being conducted in coordination with Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality and Dubai Economy Nearly 10,000 inspections of establishments across the tourism ecosystem were conducted to date in 2021 274 violations were recorded and 47 non-compliant establishments closed within two months Success of citywide management of pandemic positions Dubai as one of the […]
