Tourists last year left a record US $ 29.7 billion in Dubai.
Dubai, UAE. In 2017, 15.8 million tourists visited Dubai, who spent a record US $ 29.7 billion in the emirate, according to a study by the Global Destination Cities Index of the international payment system Mastercard.
Each guest spends an average of US $ 537 per day in Dubai. This indicator makes Dubai the leader in the rating of expenses: even in Paris, tourists on average leave only US $ 301, and in Singapore - US $ 286.
Dubai takes the 4th place in the world in terms of tourist flow, yielding to Bangkok, London and Paris and overtaking New York, Tokyo and Istanbul. The ranking also mentions Abu Dhabi, which recorded the largest increase in tourist flow - 18.2% from 2009 to 2017.
The rating covers 162 cities of the world and contains not only a report on the past year, but also a forecast for the future. So, according to the forecast, tourist flow to Dubai will grow by 5.5% this year, and the average length of stay for guests will be 3.5 nights.
