KT exclusive: Why Dubai is a top health tourism hub despite Covid challenges Saman Haziq/Dubai Photo: AFP file An increasing number of visitors around the world are travelling to Dubai for medical reasons. Prior to the pandemic, Dubai had projected that about 500,000 people would visit the emirate this year to avail of its health tourism facilities. An increasing number of visitors around the world are travelling to Dubai for medical reasons and some are making their travel plans following the emirate’s lifting of pandemic-related entry restrictions for tourists and visitors. The Dubai government has put out its best foot forward to contain the pandemic.