UAE's 'World's Coolest Winter' campaign boosts domestic tourist numbers to 1.4 million, boosts hospitality sector

The third edition of the UAE’s “World’s Coolest Winter” campaign raised the revenues of hotel establishments to Dh1.8 billion as compared to Dh1.5 billion in its second edition, an increase of 20 per cent.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the campaign in December 2022 in Al Zorah Natural Reserve, Ajman.

The campaign raised the number of domestic tourists to 1.4 million, an increase of eight per cent over the previous edition.

It achieved more than 5.8 million interactions on different platforms while the #WorldsCoolestWinter hashtag was used in more than 18,000 photos and videos on social media.

The campaign was accompanied by more than 161 promotional videos in total, achieving more than 158.2 million views from all over the world. The local, regional and global media coverage reached more than 190 million people.

Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, noted that the “World’s Coolest Winter” translates the objectives of the UAE Tourism Strategy 2031, which seeks to attract Dh100 billion as additional investments for the tourism sector, and raise its contribution to the GDP to Dh450 billion in 2031.

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