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Travel & Tourism sector impact 2025 PREDICTION $367.3bn contribution to national economy 7.7mn jobs $194bn international visitor spending $113bn domestic visitor spending
Aviation 2025 FORECAST 466mn air passenger traffic +59% v. 2024 +123% v. 2019 6.4% increase in passenger traffic (RPK) Cruise DEMAND FOR CRUISING IN MIDDLE EAST +90.6% in 2023 (v. 2022) ONE TO WATCH: QATAR 2024/25 CRUISE SEASON 360,000 visitors 10% of them starting in Doha 87 cruise calls 19% growth in port calls
Investment in transport Dubai World Central $35bn expansion 5 runways 260mn passenger capacity 12mn tonnes cargo capacity
The Gulf Railway 2,177km 6 Gulf States $250bn investment 2030 completion
TOURISM SUCCESS STORIES Record economic impact predictions Saudi Arabia SAR447.2bn economic impact in 2025 10% of GDP 2.7mn jobs SAR200bn international visitor spending SAR162.5bn domestic visitor spending UAE AED267.5bn economic impact in 2025 13% of GDP 925,000 jobs AED228bn international visitor spending AED60bn domestic visitor spending
SOURCES: UN TOURISM, WTTC, OXFORD ECONOMICS, IATA, US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, CLIA, MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE, BLACKRIDGE RESEARCH & CONSULTING
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