Abu Dhabi officials have forecast that tourist numbers will rise 15 percent next year.
The emirate expects 1.9 million visitors, according to an e-mailed statement by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority on Tuesday.
Tourism will contribute 11 percent of non-oil gross domestic product in 2011, it said.
Abu Dhabi hosts a Formula One Grand Prix and last week opened Ferrari World, the world’s biggest indoor theme park, to the public.
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