{"id":12744,"date":"2024-08-14T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/?p=12744"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:37:51","slug":"dubai-breaks-a-record-with-931-million-visitors-in-the-first-half-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/actualite\/dubai-bat-un-record-avec-931-millions-de-visiteurs-au-premier-semestre-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai breaks a record with 9.31 million visitors in the first half of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dubai: a top destination attracting a record number of international visitors in 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024,&nbsp;<strong>Dubai<\/strong>&nbsp;continues to establish itself as a must-visit tourist destination. In the first half of the year, the emirate attracted an impressive number of&nbsp;<strong>9.31 million international visitors<\/strong>, marking an increase of&nbsp;<strong>9 %<\/strong>&nbsp;compared with the previous year. This growth reflects the&nbsp;<strong>ongoing efforts<\/strong>&nbsp;of the city to strengthen and expand its tourism sector. This article explores the key factors behind this success and highlights Dubai\u2019s remarkable achievements in the field of tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A growing appeal for Dubai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impressive statistics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai has seen a significant rise in&nbsp;<strong>number of tourists<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2024. With&nbsp;<strong>9.31 million international visitors<\/strong>&nbsp;During the first six months, the emirate recorded growth of 9 % compared with the previous year. The&nbsp;<strong>initiatives implemented<\/strong>&nbsp;Efforts to develop the tourism sector have borne fruit, attracting a diverse range of visitors from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic partnerships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai\u2019s success is largely down to its ability to forge&nbsp;<strong>strong partnerships<\/strong>&nbsp;and some&nbsp;<strong>global networks<\/strong>. According to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, these partnerships have played a crucial role in achieving these&nbsp;<strong>outstanding results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main tourist markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Middle East and North Africa lead the way<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors from countries in the&nbsp;<strong>Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)<\/strong>&nbsp;and the region&nbsp;<strong>The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)<\/strong>&nbsp;account for a significant proportion of total arrivals in Dubai. This geographical area is a key market for the emirate\u2019s growth in tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South and Central Asia, as well as Eastern Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other regions such as the\u2019<strong>South and Central Asia<\/strong>, as well as the\u2019<strong>Eastern Europe<\/strong>, also make a significant contribution to the influx of tourists. Dubai continues to attract these markets thanks to its varied and appealing range of attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding performance by the hotel sector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Increase in revenue per available room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the hospitality industry, the&nbsp;<strong>revenue per available room<\/strong>&nbsp;rose by 6 % year-on-year, reaching&nbsp;<strong>Dh439<\/strong>&nbsp;over the first six months of the year. This performance reflects the\u2019<strong>ambition<\/strong>&nbsp;and the\u2019<strong>agility<\/strong>&nbsp;in Dubai in this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High occupancy<\/strong>\u00a0hotels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special offers<\/strong>\u00a0tailored to different market segments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Events and attractions in\u00a0<strong>world-class<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air transport is booming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A crowded international airport<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u2019<strong>Dubai International Airport<\/strong>&nbsp;has had the busiest quarter in its history, welcoming more than&nbsp;<strong>23 million passengers<\/strong>&nbsp;during the first three months of 2024. This high volume of traffic demonstrates the city\u2019s ever-increasing dynamism and appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significant contribution to GDP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tourism sector in&nbsp;<strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong>&nbsp;should represent&nbsp;<strong>12 % of national GDP<\/strong>&nbsp;this year, up from the 11.7 % recorded in 2023. This increased contribution underlines the strategic importance of tourism to the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai continues to grow in prominence as&nbsp;<strong>favourite international destination<\/strong>. The\u2019<strong>record increase in the number of international visitors<\/strong>, combined with&nbsp;<strong>effective initiatives<\/strong>&nbsp;and its impressive performance in the hotel and aviation sectors clearly illustrates the potential and ambitions of this cosmopolitan city. Through its&nbsp;<strong>strategic partnerships<\/strong>&nbsp;and its&nbsp;<strong>capacity for innovation<\/strong>, Dubai is positioning itself as a&nbsp;<strong>world leader in tourism<\/strong>, ready to welcome even more visitors in the years to come.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai : une destination de choix qui s\u00e9duit un nombre record de visiteurs internationaux en 2024 En 2024,&nbsp;Duba\u00ef&nbsp;continue de s\u2019imposer comme une destination touristique incontournable. Le premier semestre a vu l\u2019\u00e9mirat attirer un nombre impressionnant de&nbsp;9,31 millions de visiteurs internationaux, marquant une augmentation de&nbsp;9 %&nbsp;par rapport \u00e0 l\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente. Cette croissance t\u00e9moigne des&nbsp;efforts continus&nbsp;de la [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12746,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12744\/revisions\/12746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubairealestate.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}