The Russians again became one of the largest squanders in Dubai, spending US $ 328.7 million.
Dubai, UAE. The Russians again became one of the leaders in terms of spending in Dubai during tourist trips in 2018: in total, Russian citizens purchased goods and services for a total of 1.2 billion dirhams (US $ 328.7 million), which is 13 % more than a year earlier.
The data was released by the international payment system Visa, guided by reports on transactions made on its cards. Along with the Russians, the top 10 most wasteful tourists included representatives from China, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Australia.
It should be noted that the total number of transactions last year increased by 22%, while the total volume of expenditures reached 22.8 billion dirhams (US $ 6.24 billion) compared with 21.7 billion dirhams (US $ 5.94 billion) in 2017. Tourists from Saudi Arabia spent the most, followed by US and UK citizens.
If we talk about product categories, the most money was spent on travel (9.2 billion dirhams, US $ 2.5 billion), fashionable clothes and accessories (3.8 billion dirhams, US $ 1.04 billion), as well as luxury goods (2 billion dirhams, US $ 548 million), food in restaurants (1.8 billion dirhams, US $ 493 million), leisure and entertainment (959 million dirhams, US $ 252 million).
