DUBAI, UAE – The airport here has "every chance" of breaking its record for passenger traffic this year after surpassing pre-pandemic levels in 2023, Dubai Airports' CEO told AFP on Monday. Dubai International, the world's busiest airport for international passengers for nearly a decade, hit 87 million visits in 2023, beating...
Global tourism industry is on track to reach pre-pandemic levels
MADRID, SPAIN - The World Tourism Barometer published its second report of the year, which showed that international tourism is making a strong comeback to pre-pandemic levels. During the first quarter of 2023, twice as many people traveled internationally than in the same period of 2022, with a total of...
Average occupancy in Dubai hotels 73% in 2022, highest in world
The high occupancy was achieved despite a 16 per cent increase in room supply in 2022 compared to 2019.
GDP of OECD economies up by 1.6 percent in Q2
Despite the rise in the GDP of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies to 1.6 percent in Q2 2021 from 0.6 percent in the previous quarter, it still remains below pre-pandemic levels.
Dubai hotels may work full capacity
Under new Covid-19 directions for tourism sector, the number of participants in community events has been increased to 2,500 for indoor activities and 5,000 for outdoor functions with no mandatory vaccination.
