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Performance Indicators
The Contribution of the Travel and Tourism Sector to the UAE’s GDP
In 2022 , the contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was nearly AED 167 billion which is equivalent to 9% of the total GDP. In 2022, the total spending of international tourists amounted to AED 117.6 billion. In 2022, the number of hotels in the UAE has increased to 1189, while the hotel capacity in the country reached 203,000 hotel rooms.
The Contribution of the Travel and Tourism Sector to the UAE’s GDP
9%
Contribution of Travel
and tourism to the
GDP in 2022
AED 167 billion
Tourism
revenue in 2022
AED 38 billion
UAE hotel
revenues in 2022
203,000
Hotel rooms in the
UAE in 2022
1198
Hotels in the
UAE in 2022
AED 117.6 billion
Total tourism
expenditures in 2022
Tourism Sector Indicators in 2020
Tourism Sector Indicators in 2022
9%
Travel and tourism contribution to the UAE’s GDP
71%
Hotel occupancy rate in the UAE
25th Globally
in Travel & Tourism Development Index
25.2 Million
Guests in hotel establishments
Total Contribution of the Tourism Sector to the UAE’s GDP
In numbers
Tourism Sector Performance in the UAE
Increasing number of hotels in the UAE
Subtitle
Hotel rooms in the UAE
Subtitle
Hotel occupancy rate in the UAE
Number of hotel guests in the UAE
(in millions)
Number of nights spent in UAE hotels
(in millions)
Total hotel revenue in the UAE
(in AED billions)
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