Dubai tourism enjoys 3% growth during Q1 2025

DUBAI: Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), said that Dubai tourism has enjoyed a 3% year-on-year growth during Q1 2025.

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"Whereas we have already come back in 2023 with record numbers, and it was a great year for us, 2024 saw a 9% growth in terms of visitation. We had about 18.72 million (overnight visitors) that came into Dubai. And so far, the first quarter of this year is 3% ahead, which means we keep raising the benchmark," Kazim told a press conference organised by RX Global, the organisers of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) today in collaboration with the event's strategic partners: the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Emirates, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Al Rais Travel, to unveil plans for the upcoming edition, which will take place next week, from 28 April to I May at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

"Dubai is proud to continue its long-term strategic collaboration with the internationally renowned Arabian Travel Market (ATM) as its host destination, highlighting our commitment to advancing Dubai's position as one of the leading global cities for business and leisure, a goal central to the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33," he said.