UAE jobs: Travel, tourism sector to have 41,000 vacancies in 2024

UAE jobs: Travel, tourism sector to have 41,000 vacancies in 2024

Published: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 3:34 PM Last updated: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 3:57 PM

Travel and tourism sector contribution to the UAE economy will continue to grow as 23,500 new jobs will be created this year, taking the total number of employment to 833,000 in 2024, said Julia Simpson, president and CEO of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

In 2024, WTTC said, the sector’s contribution will increase to 12 per cent of UAE’s GDP, reaching Dh236 billion.

International visitor spending in UAE is projected to grow by nearly 10 per cent to reach Dh192 billion and domestic visitor spending is forecast to increase by 4.3 per cent to reach almost Dh58 billion.

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In an interview with Khaleej Times, Simpson said the Emirates’ travel and tourism sector will be employing 928,000 people by 2034, with one in 9 residents working in the sector. This means, around 95,000 new jobs will be created between 2024 and 2034. While the sector’s contribution to the UAE will grow to Dh275 billion by 2024.

“There is a massive investment that the UAE government has been focusing on the travel and tourism sector. And it is really