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       Kuwait Hospitality Sector by World & Travel Tourism Council

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          DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF TRAVEL & TOURISM









                                                        Leisure travel spending                                                               Domestic travel spending
                                                        (inbound and domestic)                                                                generated 88.5% of direct Travel
                                                        generated 70.9% of direct                                                             & Tourism GDP in 2017 compared
                                                        Travel & Tourism GDP in 2017                                                          with 11.5% for visitor exports (ie
                                                        (KWD1,247.2mn) compared                                                               foreign visitor spending or
                                                        with 29.1% for business travel                                                        international tourism receipts).
                                                        spending (KWD512.1mn).
                                                                                                                                              Domestic travel spending is
                                                                                                                                              expected to grow by 5.0% in 2018
                                                        Business travel spending is
                                                        expected to grow by 10.8% in                                                          to KWD1,635.5mn, and rise by
                                                        2018 to KWD567.5mn, and                                                               4.9% pa to KWD2,633.2mn in
                                                        rise by 5.5% pa to                                                                    2028.
                                                        KWD965.0mn in 2028.
                                                                                                                                              Visitor exports are expected to
                                                        Leisure travel spending is                                                            grow by 21.5% in 2018 to
                                                        expected to grow by 5.3% in                                                           KWD245.4mn, and rise by 4.5%
                                                        2018 to KWD1,313.4mn, and                                                             pa to KWD380.0mn in 2028.
                                                        rise by 4.5% pa to
                                                        KWD2,048.2mn in 2028


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