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According to the latest data compiled by Expedia Group from the second quarter of 2019, the number of travellers visiting UAE from China has grown significantly.
Industry leaders are suggesting that the number of Chinese tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to rise by 81 percent from 1.6 million in 2018 to
2.9 million in 2022, with a
significant percentage choosing UAE and Dubai as their preferred holiday destination.
The data revealed that while travellers from the USA, the UK and France topped the list for overall demand into the country, travellers from China showed a robust 220 percent year on year growth in package demand compared to the same period last year, making up more than 5 percent share of total package demand.
Other countries that showed strong growth in package
demand were the US (+30 percent growth year on year) Germany (almost 15 percent growth year on year) and France (almost 20 percent growth year on year).
According to DCTCM, Dubai welcomed more than 290,000 Chinese visitors in the first three months of the year.