The results and indicators showed the growth of the tourism sector in the UAE during the first half of 2022. The contribution of tourism to the economy increased by 12 percent, and the growth rate of hotel guests increased by 42 percent, with a total of 12 million guests, compared to 6.2 percent before the pandemic. The tourism sector achieved revenues of 19 billion dirhams (5.1 billion dollars) during the first half of this year.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, noted that "our indicators today are stronger than our indicators before the pandemic, and our economic growth is faster than before the pandemic, and our commercial and development sectors are larger than before the pandemic." He stressed that "the UAE, under the leadership of the President of the State, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, was the fastest in overcoming the effects of the largest pandemic that passed on humanity, and was the most balanced between human health and economic interests."
He pointed out that "many countries in the east and west of the world are still suffering from the effects of the pandemic, and global trade has not yet regained its strength, but the UAE has become a model and a global exception in the speed and strength of growth after the pandemic."
Source (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper, Edited)
