Dubai receives 7.1 million international visitors in 6 months

Dubai receives 7.1 million international visitors in 6 months

City is world's safest thanks to Sheikh Mohammed's vision, says Dubai Crown Prince

Published: Sun 7 Aug 2022, 5:29 PM Last updated: Sun 7 Aug 2022, 6:04 PM

Dubai has received over 7.12 million international overnight visitors in the first six months of this year. Tourist numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels, with a growth of more than 183 per cent year on year in the first half of 2022.

Between January and June last year, a little over 2.5 million tourists had visited Dubai.

The number of tourists recorded in H1 2022 is close to the numbers achieved in the first six months of 2019: 8.36 million tourists. The emirate’s ability to quickly return to near pre-pandemic tourism levels is “even more remarkable, given the impact of unprecedented challenges and other macroeconomic factors on the global economy and tourism sector”, the Government of Dubai Media Office said.

Data from Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism revealed that hotel occupancy has reached 74 per cent in H1 2022 — one of the highest in the world.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, said: “The rapid rise in international tourist arrivals puts Dubai on track to achieve its ambitious