United Arab Emirates Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Factsheet

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Released on May 12, 2026

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United Arab Emirates Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Factsheet

Discover the total economic contribution that the Travel & Tourism sector brings to the United Arab Emirates and the world in this data-rich WTTC EIR factsheet.

Discover the total economic contribution that the Travel & Tourism sector brings to countries and economies worldwide in this data factsheet from WTTC, the World Travel & Tourism Council.

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A new and updated EIR Factsheet is coming soon. However, in the meantime you can still access the World factsheet and the top-level regional data.
Please note that all data, including historic data, gets updated every year.

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Factsheet details

This factsheet highlights the importance of Travel & Tourism to the United Arab Emirates across many metrics, and features details such as:

Contribution of the sector to overall GDP and employment

Comparisons between 2019 and 2025

Forecasts for 2026 and 2036

International and domestic visitor spending

Proportion of leisure vs business spending

Top 5 inbound and outbound markets

The factsheet also gives details of Travel & Tourism’s Environmental & Social Footprint in United Arab Emirates, with 2024 data on indicators such as:

Share of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and GHG intensity

Travel & Tourism’s use of different energy types

Travel and Tourism-linked tax contributions

Share of female, youth and high-wage employment

Number of pages in this product: 3

Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

The full report

For much more data on the United Arab Emirates, including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for the United Arab Emirates.

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