“Global Travel”: large investments that allowed Dubai to establish links and systems between aviation, tourist attractions, accommodation and public transport

The UAE is among the top 20 fastest growing countries in hotel supply

The development of the hotel market was driven by an increasing demand for international tourism, benefiting from the success of "Dubai International", "Abu Dhabi International", "Emirates Airlines" and "Etihad Airways".

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The World Travel and Tourism Council revealed that the UAE is one of the best and fastest 20 countries in the world in terms of the growth of hotel room supply between 2012 and 2019, at an average rate of 5.7% annually.

In a study that included the 20 most prominent tourist markets in the world, he stressed that investments in the travel and tourism sector in the UAE market, which grew by 7.3% annually during the same period, were driven by great demand for international tourism, benefiting primarily from the great success of Dubai International Airports. and Abu Dhabi International.

Hotel Show

In detail, the World Travel and Tourism Council stated that the continuous development of the hotel market in the UAE has been a driving force and a constant in the growth of the tourism and travel sector in the local market throughout the 21st century, stressing that the UAE is one of the best and fastest 20 countries in the world in terms of hotel supply growth from Rooms between 2012 and 2019, at an average annual rate of 5.7%.

In a study of the top 20 tourist markets in the world, the council stated that the bulk of the development that affected the hotel market was concentrated in Dubai, which witnessed the opening of the Gevora Hotel, the tallest hotel in the world, in addition to the Seal Hotel in the Dubai Marina area. », which will become the tallest hotel in the world when completed in the coming period.

Air traffic

The council explained that the continuous development of the hotel market in the UAE was driven by the demand from the increasing numbers of international tourism, benefiting primarily from the great success of its main airports: "Dubai International" and "Abu Dhabi International", in addition to national carriers such as "Emirates Airlines" and "Etihad Airways".

He pointed out that "Dubai International" and "Abu Dhabi International" airports were among the most rapidly growing air transport hubs over the past 10 years, noting that "Dubai International" recorded a 251% growth in the airport's connection rate with international destinations in the outside world.

The council added in its study: "Abu Dhabi has witnessed a remarkable growth in the field of aviation and the rate of flights," noting that Abu Dhabi was, between 2007 and 2017, the fastest growing center in the world by 1500%.

Transit passengers

He continued: «Previously, for most international travelers, Dubai and Abu Dhabi were transit centers for a large part of travelers, especially on long-distance flights, but the two emirates have succeeded over the past years in becoming attractive destinations in their own right, and Dubai has succeeded in presenting itself as a global shopping center. Rich in activities.

The World Travel and Tourism Council stated that in 2018, the UAE government granted more incentives to transit passengers to spend vacations within the country by providing free transit visas for visitors, pointing out that by 2019, Dubai received about 17 million international visitors who spent vacations and holidays in the city.

He stressed that the strategy of encouraging visitors to stop and take vacations, after the success of the air link in the two main axes, "Dubai International" and "Abu Dhabi International", contributed to attracting large investments to the two emirates.

In its study, the Council indicated that more tourists and visitors are spending vacations in these two international axes of air transport, and this was helped by large government investments, pointing out that the large investments that included several sectors allowed Dubai to establish links and complex networks systems between aviation, tourist attractions and accommodation, and systems Public transportation, which helped in planning the development of a comprehensive tourism product in the long term.

foreign investment

The Council stressed that the continuous growth of the travel and tourism sector in the UAE has also contributed to encouraging foreign investment, pointing out that all these factors and ingredients have boosted investment in travel and tourism in the UAE, which grew by an average of 7.3% annually between 2012 and 2019.

He stressed that this was also reflected in the development of the hotel market with the growth of hotel rooms in the country at an annual average rate of 5.7% during the same period.

The impact of “Covid 19” on tourism globally

The World Travel and Tourism Council said that the “Covid-19” pandemic affected the travel and tourism sector globally, resulting in a loss of gross domestic product of about $4.9 trillion, and the loss of 62 million jobs in 2020. Capital investment in travel and tourism also decreased from $1.07 trillion. In 2019 to $805 billion in 2020, a decrease of 24.6%.

7.3%

Annual growth in tourism and travel investments between 2012 and 2019.

■ The continuous development of the hotel market in the UAE has been a driving force and a constant in the growth of the travel and tourism sector.

■ "Dubai International" and "Abu Dhabi International" airports are among the most developed air transport hubs over the past 10 years.

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