On World Tourism Day, the UAE is among the top 10 globally in tourism competitiveness

The UAE continues to maintain its regional and global leadership as a distinguished tourist destination after achieving a qualitative leap in results and indicators that confirmed recovery from the pandemic and entering a new phase of growth and prosperity in conjunction with the world's celebrations of World Tourism Day.

The UAE has succeeded in enhancing its position on the global tourism map, to become one of the most important global tourism destinations, after it came among the top ten globally in a number of global competitiveness indicators related to the tourism, travel and hotel sector, to reflect the increasing confidence in the national tourism sector and the pioneering reputation achieved by Bee’ah. Tourism in the country, whether at the level of domestic tourism or by international tourists and visitors.

According to data from the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics, obtained by the Emirates News Agency "WAM", the UAE ranked first in the world in the index of satisfaction with public transport services issued by the Bertelsmann Foundation and SDSN in the report of the Sustainable Development Goals Index for 2022. It also ranked first. The first globally in the same report in the proportion of the population who feel safe walking alone at night.

The UAE also ranked first in the world in the index of satisfaction with the road and highway system in the Prosperity Index report for the year 2021 issued by the Legatim Institute, while it ranked first in the world in the index of flexibility of residency laws in the World Competitiveness Yearbook report issued by the International Institute for Management Development.

According to Competitiveness and Statistics, the UAE ranked second in the world in the index of the ability to get around at night safely issued by the Legatim Institute in the Prosperity Index report for the year 2021, and the same rank in the same index in the Travel and Tourism Development Report for the year 2021, issued by the World Economic Forum .

The UAE ranked second globally in the number of seats for international flights launched weekly / in kilometers / issued by the World Economic Forum in the Travel and Tourism Development Index report for the year 2021, and the country ranked second globally in the tourism revenue index issued by the International Institute for Management Development in a report The World Competitiveness Yearbook for 2022, while the UAE ranked fifth globally in the language skills index issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the Global Talent Report 2021.

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics stated that the UAE ranked seventh globally in the road quality index issued by the Legatim Institute in the 2021 Prosperity Report, and ranked the same globally in the same indicator in the Travel and Tourism Development Report for 2021 issued by the World Economic Forum. It ranks seventh globally in the Air Transport Services Efficiency Index issued in the 2021 Travel and Tourism Development Report issued by the World Economic Forum.

The UAE ranked ninth globally in the efficiency of public transport services issued in the Travel and Tourism Development Report 2021 issued by the World Economic Forum, while it ranked tenth globally in the Quality of Life Index issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the Global Talent Report 2021. Tenth place in the number of operating airlines issued by the World Economic Forum.

The UAE also ranked tenth globally in the efficiency index of seaport services issued by the World Economic Forum in the Travel and Tourism Development Index report for the year 2021. In the same report, it ranked tenth globally in the indicator of the number of hotel rooms and the quality indicator of city centers.

The UAE’s leadership in these competitive and pioneering indicators confirms the efficiency of sustainable tourism policies adopted by the UAE, the success of initiatives, campaigns and exhibitions that serve and continuously enhance the tourism sector, the strength of the national tourism product and the state’s leading services, attractive tourist destinations and advanced tourism infrastructure.

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