Record Breaking Tourism; Making Dubai World’s Best Travel Destination

Dubai’s tourist numbers surpassed its pre-pandemic level, growing by 20 per cent to a record 8.55 million in the first half of 2023 as against 8.36 million in H1 2019.

The emirate was one of the first cities in the world to open after Covid-19 following the government’s successful handling of the pandemic, helping it recover faster than its peers. The tourism industry was one of the first beneficiaries of the reopening of borders, with a large number of foreign tourists flocking to the emirate.

Tripadvisor ranked Dubai and tourism-related experiences in the emirate as the best in the world. This was only the second time in history that a city won the coveted award for two years in a row.

Travelbag named Dubai the most picturesque and prettiest city at night. “Dubai at night is a cityscape of unparalleled beauty, which is why we’ve crowned it the prettiest city to experience after dark. With an impressive count of 25,905 Instagram posts under the hashtag ‘dubaiatnight’, it’s clear the city holds an irresistible allure for nocturnal adventurers,” it said. The emirate was also named one of the safest cities to walk alone at night, so even solo travellers can take in the sights without worry.

A study released by Bounce rated Dubai the most favourite destination for 2023 on the global social media platform TikTok. The emirate was rated the top destination for the second consecutive year with 140.4 billion views, followed by New York (101.8b views) and London.

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