Dubai continues to see a rise in international visitor numbers, with 4.75 million people visiting the emirate in just the first three months of this year.
That's an increase of 2.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism).
India remained the biggest source market, followed by Saudi Arabia, the UK and China.
Oman followed in fifth place, emerging as the fastest growing source country with a 27 per cent rise in visitor numbers.
Russia, Germany, the US, Pakistan and France rounded off the top 10 source markets.
Meanwhile, the average occupancy rate in Dubai's hotels was 84 per cent during the first quarter, with tourists staying for 3.5 nights on average.
Air Arabia has announced the expansion of operations from Ras Al Khaimah with the launch of a new route connecting Ras Al Khaimah International Airport with Moscow Domodedovo International Airport.
The UAE Media Council has announced that the cinema sector generated AED 517 million in revenue during the first eight months of this year, attracting around 11 million cinema visits.
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest $1.5 billion (AED 5.5 billion) in Vietnam in the near future, the government of the Communist-run nation said on Thursday, which could help resolve a stalemate over the launch of its Starlink satellite services there.
The UAE and New Zealand concluded negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), it was announced on Thursday. The deal is expected to unlock economic opportunities for exporters and boost supply chains with one of the latter's most important trading partners in the Middle East.
Boeing and its largest union will resume contract talks on Friday in a bid to end a strike that has throttled plane production and hammered the finances of the aerospace giant, the union and company said on Wednesday.