Emirates crowned ranked 31st in the world tourism destinations America's first .. and Egypt occupied the 32nd position and Saudi Arabia 35

Emirates represents "tourist destination" important today, in light of the great government attention to this sector, especially in the city of Dubai.

According to the report of the World Tourism Organization released yesterday, the UAE was ranked 31st globally in terms of size and growth in tourism revenues over the past year, according to the newspaper "Union."

The report showed, which tracks the top 50 global tourist destination, the UAE offers one center over the past year and growth in tourism revenue compared to the previous year.

The shares of the travel and tourism sector in the UAE, about 14% of the state's economy over the past year, and provided returns sector activities directly and indirectly amounted to 193.6 billion dirhams, according to the published data of the Council of the World Travel and Tourism.

According to the Council, has been allocated 23% of the total investments in the country over the past year, equivalent to 82.8 billion dirhams for the travel and tourism sector, the investment growth rate of 12% is expected in the current year 2013.

And showed the World Tourism Organization report rise in global tourism revenues by 4% last year to reach 1.075 trillion dollars, compared with 1.042 trillion dollars in 2011 in parallel with the rise in the number of tourists increased by 4% to exceed one billion tourists.

With regard to States which captured the first ten ranks in the list, the United States ranked first, followed by Spain, then France, China, Italy, Macau, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Australia.

Willie Emirates in the menu Egypt ranked 32, then Croatia ranked 33, followed by Indonesia, ranked 34, then Saudi Arabia ranked 35.

Said Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the organization, said that the growth of tourism revenues and the growth of the number of tourists around the world last year is encouraging despite the economic challenges.

He stressed that due to the importance of travel and tourism sector as the primary source for many of the world's economies, these results confirm that the sector contributes to the creation of employment opportunities directly and in accompanying economic sectors.

With regard to the performance of regions and continents around the world, the Americas Sjlta higher revenue growth rate of 7% is equivalent to $ 215 billion, with a share of the world's total tourism revenue of 20%, followed by Asia-Pacific region and the growth of 6% rate of $ 323 billion, and a share of 30% of global revenue, then 5% growth in Africa by $ 34 billion share of 3% of global revenues, followed by Europe, the growth rate of 2% to $ 457 billion share of 43% of global revenues, where he acquired the continent on the lion's share of the volume and share of global revenue.

The Middle East has tumbled revenue by up to 2%, at the rate of $ 47 billion share of 4% of global revenues, but it has improved compared with the results in 2011.

And increased the total contribution of travel and tourism sector in the global economy to $ 6.6 trillion, an increase of $ 500 billion last year, and this contribution constitutes 9% of global GDP, and% of investments, and 5% of world exports.