Ras Al Khaimah Sets New International Visitor Arrivals Record

Ras Al Khaimah has notched up a new record for international visitor arrivals, with the first 10 months of this year seeing the emirate register a 12 per cent surge in overseas guests, compared to the same period last year.

The emirate, which has been diversifying its tourism product into the adventure activity sector – leaving the destination within striking distance of its 900,000 target for this year.

“International arrivals are showing the strongest growth with the emerging markets of the Czech Republic, Poland, India and Kazakhstan greatly contributing to this healthy performance,” said Haitham Mattar, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops and regulates the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions is making the most of the emirate’s natural assets.