Dubai welcomed 8.68m international visitors from January to May 2025, a 7 per cent rise year-on-year
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Department of Economy and Tourism
Dubai welcomes 7.15m visitors in first 4 months of 2025 as tourism sector powers ahead
Dubai welcomed 7.15 million visitors in the first four months of 2025, as revealed at the DET City Briefing. Key tourism updates include record growth, new campaigns, Dubai Summer Surprises, and the expanded MICHELIN Guide
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Dubai’s Fundamental Hospitality reports record 1 million visitors as tourism surges 17%
“The surge in footfall and enthusiasm we’ve witnessed in 2025 is unlike anything I have experienced in my two decades in Dubai,” says the group’s Chairman
Arabian Travel Market
Dubai welcomes more tourists in Q1, 2025, up 3% YoY: DCTCM
The uptick in the first quarter comes following a 9% jump in tourist visits in 2024
Dubai Economic Agenda D33
Dubai tourism soars as 94% of visitors report high satisfaction, KPMG data shows
The report underscored the changing traveller profile to Dubai, as visitors seek eco-conscious, boutique experiences with a local flavour
Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
Dubai Tourism, Premier Inn sign new deal to boost visitor experience
Under the MoU, both organisations will work together to promote Dubai to international audiences through joint marketing campaigns
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Dubai welcomed 18.7m tourists last year, Sheikh Hamdan lauds ‘exceptional growth’
Dubai saw a 9 per cent increase to the number of international overnight visitors as tourism booms
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Dubai real estate supply; Emirates named ‘World’s Best Airline’; $100m startup boost; Best Arab universities; Saudi expat job skill tests – 10 things you missed this week
Dubai real estate supply, ‘World’s Best Airline’, $100m startup boost, Saudi expat job skills and more of the top news stories this week
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Dubai has 19,200 new hotel rooms in pipeline as investors eye tourism boom
Increasing average daily rates and revenue per available room as well as a 19,200-room pipeline have Dubai hospitality investors looking forward to growth
Al Qudra
Sheikh Hamdan announces $106m Dubai rural development investments with outdoor cinema, luxury camping, new cycle routes, kayaking, hot air balloons hiking trails and safaris
Sheikh Hamdan has announced the Dubai master plan for the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route with significant investment in rural tourism activities and facilities
Cavendish Maxwell
Dubai opens 2,700 new hotel rooms, eyes further 10,000 by end of 2025
Dubai’s appetite for luxury hotels continues with surge in four and five-star properties in 2024
AB Majlis
AB Majlis podcast: How Dubai became the world’s favourite playground – In conversation with DET’s Hoor Al Khaja
A diversified approach to source markets and tourism offerings has cemented Dubai’s position as a global destination powerhouse where there’s “something for everyone,” says DET’s SVP of International Operations