The World Tourism Organization reported that the average international tourist spending in Dubai amounts to 1340 dollars (4918 dirhams), noting that the emirate continues to record continuous growth rates in terms of spending and rates of tourism flow as one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the world.
The organization explained in its latest data, and "Emirates Today" obtained, in a copy, that the rate of international tourists spending in Dubai exceeds the global average by more than 300 dollars per visitor, as the global average reaches about 1040 dollars.
And showed «world tourism», that spending international visitors, also known as «international tourism revenue», includes payments for visitors in exchange for goods or services they receive in the intended tourist destination, pointing out that visitor spending in Dubai has continued to grow since 2009, where it was At the time, it is $ 1080 (approximately AED 3,963).
She added that the total spending of international visitors in Dubai recorded the highest growth rate of 22.6% between 2013 and 2014, increasing from 12.4 billion dollars (about 45.5 billion dirhams) to 15.2 billion dollars (about 55.7 billion dirhams).
The organization's data showed that the spending of international visitors in the Emirate of Dubai during the year 2018 reached 21 billion and 375 million dollars (about 78.6 billion dirhams), compared to about 21 billion dollars (about 77.24 billion dirhams) in 2017, noting that Dubai alone It accounted for 29.3% of the total spending in the countries of the Middle East region combined.
She explained that the emirate of Dubai has continued to record significant rates in the volume of international visitor spending during the past years, as it rose from about $ 7.4 billion (about 27.1 billion dirhams) in 2009 to $ 21.375 billion (78.4 billion dirhams) in 2018.
In its report monitoring the performance of global tourism markets, the organization indicated that Dubai received 16 million international visitors during 2018, compared to 15 million and 790 thousand visitors during 2017, noting that Dubai alone accounted for about 35% of the total number of international visitors to During the year 2018, the Middle East region as a whole, Dubai ranked first in the Middle East region, in terms of the number of international visitors and the volume of spending together.
The emirate leads the Middle East countries in terms of the number of international visitors and the volume of spending together.