REGIONAL TOURISM 2025
TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR IMPACT 2025 $385.8bn Contribution to regional economy 7.1mn Jobs 5.3% Sector growth v. 4.1% global growth +5.2% International visitor spending v. 3.2% global growth TOURISM GROWTH STORIES SAUDI ARABIA $178bn GDP contribution 46% of ME’s total travel and tourism economy 7.4% GDP contribution growth v. 41.% global growth and 5.3% ME growth UAE $68.5bn GDP contribution $56.9bn international visitor
100 mn +3% v. 2024, +39% v. 2019
2025 VISITOR GROWTH BY DESTINATION
EGYPT +20%
MOROCCO +14%
SAUDI ARABIA +6%
DUBAI +5%
MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES 2025
+6.7% Traffic rise v. 2024
+5.8% Capacity
81.6% Load factor (+0.7 ppt v.2024)
THE MARKET $33.7bn Value by 2029
+300% Growth to 1.1bn passenger traffic by 2040
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL 2025 95.2 mn Passengers ( +3.1% v. 92.3mn in 2024)
spending JORDAN +5.5% T&T GDP growth $8.5bn International visitor spending OMAN +5.5% T&T GDP growth $4bn International visitor spending Business travel strongest 2025 performer +23% Spending growth in ME +55% in Saudi Arabia
291 Destinations 110 Countries 108 International carriers
454,800 Flight movements (+3.3%) 77.6 Average load factor (+0.5%)
INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORT
DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL
THE GULF RAILWAY
$250bn Investment 2030 Completion
260mn Passenger capacity
2,177 km 6 Gulf States
$35bn Expansion 5 Runways
12mn Tonnes of cargo capacity
18 | ATM YEARBOOK 2026
UN Tourism, WTTC, IATA, ACI World Airport Traffic, IATA, Dubai Airports, DET
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