UAE prepares for top tourism position by 2020
Guest Writers are not employed, compensated or governed by TD, opinions and statements are from the specific writer directly
Dubai is gearing up to host over 80 international industry experts from PwC, STR Global, TOPHOTELPROJECTS and Deloitte among others.
The speakers will discuss and debate mega trends and developments in the hospitality and leisure industry in UAE and globally at the third annual Vision Conference in Dubai. The three-day conference is expected to welcome over 18,000 attendees to the DWTC.
Philip Shepherd, Partner, PwC Middle East Hospitality & Leisure Leader as well as one of the speaker on ‘Mega Trends’ said: “The UAE already rivals world-leading tourism and leisure destination, Orlando, in the scale of its transport links, hotels, F&B, and its central global location within four hours flight of 3 billion people, which is unrivalled. By 2021, the UAE will have developed the other key ‘enablers’ to become a world-class leisure and entertainment destination and world-leading competitor.”
“We forecast that by 2021 the addressable UAE leisure market will have increased by 70% on 2015 figures to 45 m people including 31 m international tourists, with residents, their relatives and friends, a further 14 m,” Shepherd continued.
In the UAE alone, leisure mega-attractions in the planning, construction and pre-opening stages include Dubai Parks and Resorts (2016), Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi (2017) and Dream Island, Ras al Khaimah (2018).
Comments are closed.