Dubai rebounds with international arrivals nearly half of total visitation number in Q4

Dubai continues to show a lead the global tourism and business events rebound as the city reports welcoming 7.28m overnight visitors in 2021, a figure that represents 32% year-on-year growth. In a significant boost to the economy, international arrivals during the fourth quarter of 2021 climbed to 3.4m, accounting for 47% of total visitation. The figures come from the latest data published by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). HE Helal Saeed Al Marri, DET director general, commented: “Dubai constantly set precedents, demonstrating how to safely yet effectively open up to international visitors and, critically, stay open. Dubai’s consistent and creative approach enabled it to lay the groundwork for an accelerated recovery that received a major boost with the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai and the UAE Golden Jubilee celebrations.” “As we move forward throughout 2022, we are confident that the significant momentum now gathered will accelerate even further to continue to attract not just tourists but also investors, entrepreneurs and innovators to Dubai, enabling them to enjoy and avail themselves of all that our multi-faceted city has to offer,” Al Marri added.