In 2018, there were 15.93 million international overnight tourists to Dubai, up from 14.9 million in 2016.This number steadily increased over the past couple of years.
Dubai tourism - additional information
Dubai is the second largest and second most important and influential emirate of the United Arab Emirates after the capital, Abu Dhabi. Many may associate the Middle Eastern economy with the oil industry, but little of Dubai’s revenue comes from oil. In fact, the most profitable industries in Dubai are tourism, real estate and financial services. The number of tourists in Dubai has increased year-on-year, reaching almost 15 million in 2016. This made Dubai the fourth most visited city destination worldwide after Bangkok, London, and Paris according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
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MasterCard. (September 4, 2019). Number of international overnight tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/
MasterCard. "Number of international overnight tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/
MasterCard. (2019). Number of international overnight tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/
MasterCard. "Number of International Overnight Tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/
MasterCard, Number of international overnight tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of international overnight tourists to Dubai from 2010 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph], MasterCard, September 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284636/visitor-arrivals-in-dubai-from-international-destinations/