The data released by the World Tourism Organization states that "residents of the United Arab Emirates spent about 21.8 billion dollars (about 80 billion dirhams) on travel and tourism last year."
According to Emirates Illum last year, even though the world was gripped by the Covid-19 virus, the tourism market continued to improve.
In the data released by the World Tourism Organization, it was further said that "in terms of travel and tourism, the Emirates was ranked first in the region and sixth globally, where there has been a large number of tourists."
The report states that "the average spending per person among tourists coming to the UAE is 2500 dollars (around 6 thousand Emirati dirhams)".
The number of people traveling abroad from the Emirates stood at 18 million in 2019, while in 2020, about 6.3 million people traveled outside the Emirates.
It is noteworthy that during the Corona epidemic, the Emirates strengthened the tourism sector in order to protect this sector from damage.
The report added that "During the last year, the tourism sector in the Emirates generated an income of 34.4 billion dollars (126.2 billion AED), which includes the share of the national airlines".
