{"id":4663,"date":"2017-02-08T06:20:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T06:20:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-02-08T06:20:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T06:20:03","slug":"dubai-broke-its-record-for-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-broke-its-record-for-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Broke Its Record For Tourism In 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dubai received the most ever overnight visitors in 2016, according to government statistics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nearly 15 million visitors came to the city and stayed overnight; a 5% increase from 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“With our international overnight traffic reaching 14.9 million, Dubai has cemented its ranking as the fourth most visited city in the world.”<\/p>\n

His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General, Dubai Tourism<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The city hosted 14.9 million visitors throughout 2016, according to The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).<\/h3>\n
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The DTCM credits the growth, despite global downturns, to the addition of attractions in the city including the openings of Dubai Opera<\/a>, IMG\u00a0Worlds of Adventure<\/a>, <\/a>Dubai Parks and Resorts<\/a>, new hotels such as Palazzo Versace and The W\u00a0Hotel, as well as significant international marketing campaigns, and the new\u00a0visas on arrival policies for China and Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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IMG\u00a0Worlds opened in 2016\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s good news, as the numbers are on the way to the Dubai goal of 20 million visitors by 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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