UK visitors to GCC to increase 22% by 2024, reports ATM
- 2.8 million UK residents will travel to the GCC in 2024, an additional 500,000 travellers when compared with 2018
- The number of ATM delegates, exhibitors and attendees interested in doing business with the UK increased 5% between 2018 and 2019
Arrivals from the UK to the GCC will increase 22% over the period 2018 to 2024, driven by new and direct flight routes, competitive air fares and a growing number of leisure travellers, according to the latest data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2020, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from Sunday 19 – Wednesday 22 April 2020.
According to research carried out by Colliers International, on behalf of ATM, as many as 2.8 million UK residents will travel to the GCC in 2024, an additional 500,000 travellers when compared to 2018 arrival figures.
Adding to this, figures from ATM 2019 show the number of delegates, exhibitors and attendees interested in doing business with the UK increased by 5%.
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