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Apart from the US and UK, Indians are thronging Dubai like never before. As per a report by Dubai’s tourism department, more than 1.6 million Indians visited Dubai in 2015.
This made India Dubai’s number one source market for foreign tourists.
The country recorded a 26 per cent year-on-year growth. Pakistan ranked just outside the top five with 513,000 visitors.
Western Europe remained the second highest regional contributor to visitor volumes, bringing in nearly three million tourists.
Meanwhile, the UK was one of the top three source countries.
South Asia was the next largest region by volume, bringing in 2.3 million visitors, reflecting a 21.7 per cent increase versus 2014, the figures reported.
Regionally, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remained the foothold, supporting continued demand from neighbouring markets to Dubai, consequently delivering the highest share of visitor volumes for 2015, with a total of 3.3 million, up 12.8 per cent over 2014, it said.
(Image: Indiatimes)
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This made India Dubai’s number one source market for foreign tourists.
The country recorded a 26 per cent year-on-year growth. Pakistan ranked just outside the top five with 513,000 visitors.
Western Europe remained the second highest regional contributor to visitor volumes, bringing in nearly three million tourists.
Meanwhile, the UK was one of the top three source countries.
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Regionally, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remained the foothold, supporting continued demand from neighbouring markets to Dubai, consequently delivering the highest share of visitor volumes for 2015, with a total of 3.3 million, up 12.8 per cent over 2014, it said.
(Image: Indiatimes)
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