UAE tourists spent Dh2.45 billion in Britain

Dubai - Emirati tourists last year spent about 4.11million nights at hotels in Britain and the average spending per one visit arrived at Dh7,000.

The number of tourists from the UAE, who travelled to Britain in 2015, has gone up by 33.77 per cent reaching 347,190 people compared to 259,541 tourists in 2014, according to data released by the British Tourism Authority "VisitBritain".
The data showed a growth in the visitors' spending rate by 11.64 per cent in 2015 with a total of Dh2.45billion having been spent, which is equal to 487.4million Sterling Pound, compared to Dh2.19billion spent in 2014.
The average spending per one visit arrived at Dh7,000, the data revealed.
Emirati tourists last year spent about 4.11million nights at hotels in Britain, compared to 2.57 million nights in 2014.

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