Abu Dhabi plans to pour USD$10 billion (around AUD$15.2 billion) into tourism infrastructure to attract almost 40 million annual visitors by 2030, including 7.2 million international travellers, up 90 per cent on 2023’s 3.8 million.
The Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) Abu Dhabi Tourism Strategy 2030 strives to position the emirate as a global tourism destination with a new era of expansion and development.
It aims to almost double the sector’s annual contribution to the emirate’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 84 per cent by 2030.
The USD$10 billion tourism investment will include visitor experiences such as new museums, theme parks, retail, dining and hospitality offerings along with infrastructure, mobility and visas. A further USD$1 billion will go into marketing and events.
New hotels & hospitality
By 2030, the emirate aims to increase hotel capacity to 52,000 rooms, up 54…
