Dubai’s tourism is rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic, with analysts predicting that the city could exceed pre-pandemic levels of 16.7 million visitors in 2019. Dubai welcomed 3.1 million visitors in the first two months of 2023, a 50% increase in January year-on-year and a 7% increase on February 2019 figures. The GCC, South Asia and western Europe were the largest sources of visitors, with China recording growth of 176% year-on-year. Dubai International Airport remained the world’s busiest international airport for passengers in 2022 and is predicted to handle 78 million passengers in 2023. Hotel occupancy rates have grown strongly, reaching 84.4% in the first two months of 2023.