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Inbound tourism expenditures as a share of outbound tourism expenditures in the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2020

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United Arab Emirates, MENA

Survey time period

2008 to 2020

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Note: According to the source, inbound tourism as a share of outbound tourism may also be referred to as tourism coverage.

Values have been rounded.

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According to the data provided by the , in 2020, inbound tourism accounted for a percent share of outbound tourism expenditures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

MENA tourism trend

The tourism industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been getting more attention. According to the UNWTO, it grew to about *** percent of the total worldwide tourist arrivals in 2018. In that year, the number of tourist arrivals in the UAE reached **** million, while the total number of arrivals in the entire region amounted to ** million. The efforts to increase the diversification of the MENA economies led to the growth of the tourism industry. The highest value of international tourist receipts among the MENA region was in the emirate of Dubai, at more than ** billion U.S. dollars in 2018.

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the expectations of the tourism industry worldwide in 2020. Before the pandemic, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had a projected tourist arrival of **** million for the year 2020. However, the lockdown measures and safety restrictions that were placed during the pandemic negatively affected the industry. Among the GCC countries, ** percent of business owners complained about the travel difficulties and restrictions that impacted their businesses.

UAE tourism trends

The average daily rate of hotels during 2020 in the emirate of Dubai was *** U.S. dollars, while that of Abu Dhabi was ** U.S. dollars. Dubai is the emirate that witnessed the largest number of international visits in the country. It is known for luxury shopping, lively nightlife, and modern architecture. It has several top man-made attractions such as Burj Khalifa, the Dubai fountain, Atlantis city, and the Palm resort. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) ranked the UAE as the most competitive tourism destination in the MENA region in 2018 with a score of *** out of seven points. The tourism sector gross domestic product share after the adjustments for the COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE was expected to reach about **** percent by 2025.