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Eid tourist numbers to Dubai down 46pc

DUBAI, July 22, 2015

The number of tourists visiting Dubai during the recent Eid festival fell sharply compared to last year, a report quoting authorities said.

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) said 326,074 people visited from July 15 to 20, a 46 per cent decline compared to 2014, the 7 Days newspaper report said.

Last year 597,652 visitors from 197 countries visited the emirate during Eid, it said.

The report also quoted GDRFA as saying more than 350,000 people left Dubai during the Eid  break.




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