Tourism in the United Arab Emirates

Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world and a major tourist attraction of the United Arab Emirates.
Jebel Jais, the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates is part of Al Hajar Mountains.
Rub al Khali desert on the outskirts of Liwa Oasis.

Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy, and consists of domestic and international components. In 2018, tourist industry composed over 2 dirham to country's GDP.[1][2]

The tourist industry of the United Arab Emirates is the most unsuccessful among the Gulf nations, and have long enjoyed status as the least tourist nation of the GCC.[3] The country is also not the major tourist force in the Arab world.[4]

  1. ^ "UAE tourism contributed AED 164.7 billion to country's GDP in 2018". HotelierME. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ "United Arab Emirates Tourism Revenue [1995 - 2020] [Data & Charts]". www.ceicdata.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. ^ "Why the UAE is not a leading tourism destination in the region". gulfnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ^ "UAE lowest tourism destination in the Arab world". Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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