Abu Dhabi: Tourism between the UAE and France has witnessed significant growth in recent years, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the number of French tourists coming to the UAE increased by 59 per cent, compared with 2020, thus totalling 311,570.
According to the figures from the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, the total number of French tourists who visited the UAE from 2015 to 2021 totalled 2.461 million.
The UAE is a leading tourism destination for French tourists, due to its strategic location linking East to West, as well as its advanced infrastructure, the availability of varied accommodation options for all budgets, and its hosting of events and activities suitable for all ages. France, on the other hand, has become one of the top ten sources of tourists who visit the UAE. UAE French Tourist 2021 UAE French Tourist 2021
About Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre
The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) is a government centre affiliated with the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs in the United Arab Emirates. FCSC was established according to federal decree number 2/2020, with the aim to develop and enhance the UAE’s performance in the areas of global competitiveness, statistics and data, and to support the country’s journey in achieving UAE’s Centennial Plan 2071. FCSC is actively engaged in building an integrated national statistical system, raising the UAE’s competitiveness across various sectors, enhancing the country’s position within global competitiveness reports and indicators, and is also engaged in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its capacity as the General Secretariat of the National Committee for the Sustainable Development Goals. FCSC ideates and recommends policies, strategies, legislations, and plans related to competitiveness and statistics to different stakeholders and decision makers in the UAE. FCSC is actively involved in raising awareness on the culture of competitiveness and the importance of providing quality and accurate data and statistical information at a national level.
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