Dubai announces record tourism arrivals in 2019 – Gulf Today

Dubai announces record tourism arrivals in 2019 – Gulf Today

The number of international visitors grew by 5.1 percent last year but is still short of its 2020 target of 20 million tourists.. Visitors from Oman increased 24 percent to over one million, putting the neighboring country in fourth place.. Dubai has the most diversified economy in the region and forecasts record spending this year, with its 2020 budget increasing 17 percent to $18.1 million as it seeks to boost its economy.. Dubai is the only government in the Gulf not dependent on hydrocarbon revenues, and projects around 94 percent of income to come from non-oil sources..