Travel and Tourism - United Arab Emirates - November 2007

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
INTRODUCTION
DATA SOURCES
BACKGROUND
 HISTORY
 GEOGRAPHY
ATTRACTIONS
 BURJ DUBAI
 THE WORLD
 DUBAILAND
TOURISM AND THE ECONOMY
Figure 1: Recent trend and outlook for GDP growth in the UAE in %, 2001-10
 DIRHAM MAY BECOME UN-PEGGED
 TRAVEL AND TOURISM
ARRIVALS
Figure 2: Tourist arrivals in the UAE, 1999-2003*
 ABU DHABI
Figure 3: Trend in arrivals and guest nights in accommodation establishments in Abu Dhabi, 2000-06*
Figure 4: Arrivals by regional source market and type of accommodation in Abu Dhabi, 2006
Figure 5: Guest nights by regional source market and type of accommodation in Abu Dhabi, 2006
 DUBAI
Figure 6: Arrivals in accommodation establishments in Dubai by regional source market, 2000-06
MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
 INTERNATIONAL
Purpose of visit
Length of stay
Figure 7: Average length of stay in Dubai hotels by regional source market (in days), 2000-06
Figure 8: Average length of stay in Dubai Apart-hotels by regional source market (in days), 2000-06
Seasonality
Figure 9: Hotel arrivals in Dubai by month, 2000-06
 DOMESTIC
TRANSPORT
 AIR
Dubai International Airport
Figure 10: Trend in passenger movements at Dubai International Airport, 2000-first half 2007
The Dubai World Central International Airport
Emirates
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Etihad Airways
Sharjah International Airport
Figure 11: Passenger movements at Sharjah International Airport, 2000-06 
 RAIL
 ROAD
 SEA
ACCOMMODATION
 ABU DHABI
 DUBAI
Figure 12: Growth in Dubai’s hotel capacity, 2000-06
Figure 13: Dubai’s accommodation capacity by grade and occupancy %, 2006
Figure 14: Trend in room occupancy by hotel grade in Dubai, 2000-06
 SHARJAH
TOURISM NEWS
 DUBAI ‘SUMMER SURPRISES’ TENTH ANNIVERSARY
 TRAVEL AND TOUR OPERATORS IN ABU DHABI
 NEW SELF-CATERING REGULATION IN DUBAI
 MICE TO TAKE OFF IN DUBAI
 SHARIA-COMPLIANT HOTELS GAIN POPULARITY
WHAT NEXT?
 ABU DHABI
Cultural and educational tourism
 AJMAN
Golden Tulip is coming to Ajman
 DUBAI
Bawadi
Airport expansion
 FUJAIRAH
 RAS-AL-KHAIMAH
 SHARJAH
 UMM AL QUWAIN
 HOW LONG CAN IT ALL LAST?