Dubai’s tourism to grow with major events lined up for 2021
Dubai Business
Dubai this year is preparing to ride high on the arrival of international tourists. Initial set back aside, tourism sector started opening by the last quarter of the previous year with proactive measures and protocols in place to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure business continuity.
Dubai had attracted a record 16.7 million tourists in 2019 - an increase of 5.1 per cent compared to the previous year - and tourism sector s contribution to the emirate s GDP was 11.5 per cent, and it accounted for a direct international tourism spending worth $27.9 billion. With Expo 2020 coming up in October of this year and running till March 2022, the event would be a catalyst for tourism growth.