An infrastructure overhaul will see an additional 15,000 hotel rooms in Dubai, according to the Dubai Tourism Commerce and Marketing (DTCM), in addition to greater connectivity across it travel channels with the opening of Dubai World Central Airport and airline partnerships, such as the Emirates-Qantas Airways alliance.
The region's travel and tourism sector is expected to directly contribute $76.6 billion in annual GDP in 2013, which is forecasted to rise a further 4.2 per cent by year-end. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the industry in the UAE is growing faster than the world GDP growth average, contributing to 14 per cent to the UAE economy in 2012 and expected to rise by an additional 3.2 per cent this year.
With vision 2020 of Dubai targeting 20 million tourists, Dubai is looking at an additional 15,000 hotel rooms in the pipeline to facilitate this growth.
ifpinfo
7 May
