Overall, Dubai attracted 7.12 mn international overnight visitors between January and June 2022, recording close to three-fold growth in visitors compared to 2.52 mn tourists in the same period in 2021. A total of 83.6 mn international tourists had visited Dubai during the first six months of 2019, DET data stated.
From a regional perspective, Western Europe accounted for a significant share of tourist arrivals, comprising 22 per cent of total international visitors in the first six months of 2022.
The number of Indian visitors to Dubai rose more than twofold to 0.86 mn during January-June 2022 compared to the year-ago period, according to the Dubai's department of economy and tourism (DET).
In the first half of 2021, over 0.40 mn people from India visited Dubai.
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) continued to make an impact, collectively contributing 34 per cent of total international visitors and highlighting Dubai's strong appeal to visitors from surrounding markets.
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