Dubai tipped to reach tourism target
Tourism growth is still expected to be strong in Dubai despite a perceived slowdown in the travel and tourism sector, it has been claimed.
According to Khalid Ahmed bin Sulayem, director-general of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), previous predictions of 10 million tourists visiting Dubai by 2010 and 15 million by 2015 will not prove overly-optimistic despite the global economic downturn, Emirates Business reports.
This suggests that Dubai, and the United Arab Emirates as a whole, will remain a popular location for foreign property investment.
However, Mr Bin Sulayem has pledged that the government will not rest on its laurels.
"Our tourism target is still intact but what we are doing at the moment is trying to gather information, looking at trends and patterns around the world related to travel and tourism," he told the news provider.
"In maximum two weeks' time, we will announce a new strategy to attract tourists during the global economic crisis," he added.
The city of Dubai is the most populous in the United Arab Emirates and features the world's second-largest man-made arena.
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