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GROWTH – UAE
9.95m
12m
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■ By region ■ By country
Growing towards
2020
247participant nations
438hectare venue will be the new
Dubai World Trade Center
in Jebel Ali, one of the
largest in Expo history
3rd
largest global event
after the FIFA World Cup
and the Olympics
70%of visitors are expected
to arrive from outside
the UAE – the largest
number in Expo history
Global hub
AirportRetail
Airline
The return
US$32billion
(AED118billion)
economic impact with
more than 277,000
jobs created
3.68M
Arab nations152
2014
175
2017
200+
2020
1.1M
Saudi Arabia
764k
India
686k
UK
2.16M
Asia
2.62M
Europe
The
investment
US$9billion
(AED33billion)
on infrastructure
development
Dubai
Monthly
Abu Dhabi
Monthly
Arabic
Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct
Chinese
Jan/Mar/May/Sep/Nov
Russian
Feb/Apr/Oct/Dec
109*
TheDubaiM
allopens
126*Burj Khalifa opens
DXB doubles its
passengers to 47.5m
152*
40% of Dubai’sGDP attributed totravel and tourismThe Dubai Mall attractsmore than 65m visitorsand 56.5m passengersgo through DXB
Emirates airline 169planes, 122 routes
65*
ConciergeDubai
launches
20mpassengers
throughDubai
InternationalAirport
(DXB)
Emiratesairline
61planes,73routes
165*
25 hotels set to open
adding 6,250 rooms
65
98
25millionuniquevisitors
expectedtoDubaiWorldExpo
duringOct2020-Apr202198mpassengerswillbe
expectedtopassthroughDXB
1/3 of the world
live within
4 hrs of Dubai
Over 2/3 of the
world live within
8 hrs of Dubai
The new Al Maktoum International Airport
is being readied to provide for 160 million
passengers each year, 65% more than the
world’s current busiest in Atlanta, USA.
Million
passengers
2013
Million
passengers
2020
In 2012 Dubai ranked
second only to London
as the city with the
highest percentage of
international retailers
Per capita retail
sales in the UAE is
forecasted to grow
at 33% during the
period 2012-2016
2020Emirates airline plans to serve
180 routes with 250 planes
in its fleet, up from 169 in 2012
US$32billion
US$9billion
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Visitors
Luxury hotels (4/5 star)*
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1 Emirates Annual 2003-2004 2 Emirates Annual 2011-2012
3 HotelierMiddleEast.com Expo 2020 to attract 25 million tourists to Dubai
4 Gulf News Dubai Expo 2020 Win: Top 10 Gainers 5 Airport Strategic Plan (Nov 2013)
6 Emirates.com Emirates to Fly 70 Million Passengers in 2020
7 Emirates 24/7 UAE Retail Sector to grow by 33% 8 Standard Chartered
9 BuildGreen.ae Winning Expo 2020 will benefit tourism 10 CNN.com Will the world be wowed
by Dubai’s futuristic souk for Expo 2020 11 Dubai Chamber Dubai ranks second most targeted
12 Gulf News Dubai Expo 2020 would support 277,000 jobs
13 Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing Full year visitor statistics 2012
DXB
aims to serve
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