Dubai tourism numbers up 5.1 per cent in 2019 – The National

Dubai tourism numbers up 5.1 per cent in 2019 – The National

Nigeria becomes fastest-growing source market with 246,000 visitors - up 33 per cent on 2018. Tourism numbers to Dubai grew 5.1 per cent last year to 16.73 million, according to a Dubai Media Office statement.. Tourism now contributes 11.5 per cent of Dubai's GDP, the statement said, adding that Dubai has been named the third-best city for capturing direct international tourism spend in the World Travel & Tourism Council's 2019 Cities Report.. Dubai did not hit its target to attract 20 million visitors by 2020, despite a strong performance in boosting the number of Chinese, Omani and Filipino visitors recently.. Full year figures actually show Nigeria was Dubai's fastest-growing source market, with the 246,000 tourists from the country representing a 33 per cent year-on-year spike.. India remained Dubai's top source market for tourists last year, with just under two million visitors.. Saudi Arabia remained the second-biggest market, with 1.6 million visitors, and the UK wsa third, with 1.2 million visitors.. Oman was the fourth-biggest market following a 24.3 per cent increase in visitors, which the statement attributed to a number of seasonal campaigns.. The number of visitors from China increased by 15.5 per cent year-on-year to 989,000 and the number