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Posted On: 31 January 2023 10:27 am
Updated On: 31 January 2023 11:04 am

Doha second on list of highest international traveller spend in 2022

Vrinda Abilash
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A World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) report named Doha second on the list of highest international traveller spend in 2022. The list has the top cities with the biggest international traveller spend (as opposed to the ‘contribution to GDP and employment’ calculation) in 2022.

RankCity2022 International Traveller Spend (USD billion)
1Dubai29.42
2Doha16.79
3London16.07
4Macau15.58
5Amsterdam13.59
6Istanbul13.13
7Barcelona12.73
8New York12.45
9Singapore10.97
10Paris9.76

As per CAPA, Doha was boosted by the World Cup. The WTTC report analysed 82 cities, and the key indicators included, direct T&T GDP contribution, employment, international & domestic visitor spending, leisure & business spending and also 10 year projections.

Source: WTTC, CAPA
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