In 2021, the travel and tourism spending of the United Arab Emirates was the highest among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, valuing to around 27 billion U.S. dollars. This was followed by Saudi Arabia with a value of more than 22 billion U.S. dollars. The total travel and tourism spending among the GCC region reached 77 billion U.S. dollars in that year.
Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Alpen Capital. (August 3, 2022). Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/
Alpen Capital. "Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/
Alpen Capital. (2022). Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/
Alpen Capital. "Value of Travel and Tourism Spending in The Gulf Cooperation Council (Gcc) 2021, by Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/
Alpen Capital, Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Value of travel and tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Alpen Capital, August 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331080/gcc-travel-and-tourism-spending-by-country/