(MENAFN) Dubai's tourism sector flourished as it recorded a boost by 3 percent in its tourism arrivals during the first half of 2019.
Over 8 million international overnight tourists the UAE emirate during the six-month period, as the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing revealed.
According to statistics, Dubai received 8.36 million international overnight visitors from January to June this year.
"Tourism is one of the cornerstones of Dubai's diversified economic growth, and we measure success based on our ability to aggressively advance towards our goal to be the number one most visited and most preferred city," stated Dubai Tourism Director-General Helal al-Marri.
Al-Marri further added that "the consequent rise in value creation opportunities, and more inclusive sector participation are core priorities, as we equally strive to sustainably grow GDP contribution."
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