UAE raked in $5B in H1 on tourists' return

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 13, 2022 1:06 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) tourism revenues surpassed $5 billion in the first half of this year, officials reported on Sunday, with a strong performance expected this winter when neighboring Qatar hosts the World Cup, football's top event.

Hotel occupancy was up more than 40 percent on Covid-hit 2021, UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Abu Dhabi.

A portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth 2nd of the United Kingdom is projected upon the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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