Arab Spring and bargains galore spur visitor numbers - The National

The Arab Spring and some good old-fashioned bargains at the shops made Dubai immensely popular last year, pushing the number of visitors up 10 per cent to 9.3 million.


That provided a boost to hotel revenues and offered a huge fillip to the emirate's economy.


Hotel revenues hit nearly Dh16 billion (US$4.35bn) across the year, an increase of 20 per cent over 2010, as visitors splashed more cash and stayed longer.

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