Expo 2020 Dubai said Monday that the
World Fair registered 5,663,960 visits between its opening day
on October 1 and last Sunday, December 5, with the figures
buoyed by last week's festivities for the UAE's Golden Jubilee
as well as a raft of spectacular sporting, musical and cultural
performances.
Six out of 10 visitors (57%) hold an Expo Season Pass, with the
number of repeat visitors in the first two months reaching 1.2
million.
"We are delighted with the figures, and that so many people
chose to celebrate such a momentous occasion, the UAE's 50th
National Day, with us here at Expo 2020 Dubai," said Reem Al
Hashimy, the UAE Minister for International Cooperation and
Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai.
"Two months in, these numbers are a testament to the hard work
of everyone involved in Expo, from the hosting of spectacular
events that make people want to visit again and again, to the
bringing together of global changemakers on a powerful platform
for action and collaboration, and - crucially - to our robust
COVID-19 measures, which allow us to accommodate such large
numbers in a safe, reassuring manner."
More than a quarter (28%) of November's visitors came from
outside the UAE, with the top international visitor countries
including India, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the UK.
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