{"id":123836,"date":"2016-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/dubai-7-5-increase-in-visitor-numbers-in-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:26:42","slug":"dubai-7-5-increase-in-visitor-numbers-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/dubai-7-5-increase-in-visitor-numbers-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai: 7.5% Increase in Visitor Numbers in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In 2015, Dubai was visited by 14.2 million people, 7.5% more than in the previous year, the Dubai Tourism Authority announced.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The growth in 2015 came despite the economic slowdown in many markets and the appreciation of the dirham, the local currency, especially against the euro.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Turbulence in traditional Middle Eastern tourist destinations helped Dubai capitalize on its reputation as a safe zone for tourists and business.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Visitors from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries represented the largest regional group, 3.3 million, up 12.8%, with Saudi Arabian tourists leading with 1.54 million people. However, tourists from India rose to the top spot by number of visitors &#8211; 1.6 million, thanks to a 26% year-on-year increase, while the number of UK tourists grew by 11% to 1.2 million people. Western Europe remained the second regional contributor, providing nearly 3 million tourists, up 6.1% compared to 2014, the Dubai Tourism Authority stated.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economica.net\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Economica<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many tourists visited Dubai in 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dubai welcomed 14.2 million visitors in 2015, marking a 7.5% increase compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which country provided the most visitors to Dubai in 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India became the top source market for Dubai in 2015, with 1.6 million visitors and a 26% annual growth rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did Dubai&#8217;s tourism grow despite economic challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Growth was driven by Dubai&#8217;s reputation as a safe destination amidst regional turbulence, alongside strong performance from markets like India and the GCC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, Dubai was visited by 14.2 million people, 7.5% more than in the previous year, the Dubai Tourism Authority announced. The growth in 2015 came despite the economic slowdown in many markets and the appreciation of the dirham, the local currency, especially against the euro. Turbulence in traditional Middle Eastern tourist destinations helped Dubai&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-123836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123836"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=123836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}