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UAE ranked ’Best Arab Country’ in World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Index
The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), ranked the UAE as one of the top 20 performers among a pool of 124 countries.With an overall score of 5.09 out of 7, the UAE outranked its counterparts in the Arab World by securing the 18th place overall in the coveted global list, according to the latest report released by market intelligence firm Madar Research.
Among the three sub-indexes that determined the final rankings, the UAE performed best in the ’Human, Cultural and Natural Resources’ sub-index, where it was rated third in the world in the indicator measuring ’national perception of tourism’.
The UAE was also highly ranked in the indicator measuring ’safety and security’, garnering an impressive 10th place in the world standings, deeming the UAE safer than countries such as the United Kingdom, which placed 44th, and the 45th-placed United States of America.


