TOURISM GROWTH GATHERS PACE WITH 4.88 MILLION VISITORS IN FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2021

Dubai welcomed 4.88 million visitors between January - October 2021 with international visitation during October alone reaching over one million, the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has revealed. Strong international visitation was complemented by a robust domestic tourism market, further boosting the hospitality sector resulting in 9.4 million room nights sold between January - October 2021 in comparison to 7 million room nights sold in the same period in 2019. The latest tourism figures were released at the second bi-annual City Briefing of 2021 held by the Department of Economy and Tourism at Ain Dubai.