The growth of the industry has been phenomenal. We do punch above our weight and it has been incredible to see all these major chains coming to Dubai in such a huge way. It’s been very exciting for us to see that happening and also to keep pace with business, I think we’re very proud of what we’ve achieved over that time.
It’s such a huge offering here, you name it you can find it, from a price point of view, from a quality point of view and things to do. There’s still a lot that can be done to develop tourism in terms of the pools, the mountains, and of course the various, natural beauty that is untouched. It’s stunning and I think if that was better organised, which it will be, I think we can do a lot on that front as well, as well as build the attractions and the waterparks etc.
I think in the next 10 years we’re still going to see a lot more development going on. The UAE has something like 30,000 rooms under construction which is a huge number. when you look at arrival figures now, we’ll get close to 10 million visitors in Dubai in hotels and serviced apartments. That’s a tremendous achievement and I think that’s just going to grow; I think a lot of the projects that have been on hold for the past couple of years are going to resurface and that’s going to be to the benefit of everybody.
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