Abu Dhabi summed up the final results of the tourism industry 2013.

According to the published data, from January to December, the second most popular emirate received more than 2.8 million foreign tourists - an increase of 18% compared to the year before . The amount announced exceeded not only the last year's figure, but and forecasts of the local Office for Tourism, which supplied at the beginning of 2013, the bar at the mark of 2.5 million people . The total amount of time spent by tourists in hotels and apartments in Abu Dhabi has also increased significantly: over 12 months the hoteliers of the emirate recorded about 8.8 million nights (+26% by 2012) .

As for our compatriots, 26,230 Russians visited Abu Dhabi in 2013, plus 34% of last year's level.

Sheikh Sultan Bin Takhnun Al Nahyan, head of the Department for Tourism and culture of Abu Dhabi, said: "These are very good results, especially given the fact that in 2013 year in the emirate, 13 new hotels opened, and the number of rooms grew by 10% (to 26,000 rooms) compared to last year. Now our goal is neither to surpass the mark of 3, 1 million tourists for 2014. "

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