By Matt Smith
DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sport contributes $1.08 billion to Dubai's economy per annum, a report by consultants Deloitte revealed on Thursday.
Golf is the biggest contributor, providing $270 million -- or 25 percent -- of the emirate's total sports revenue in the 12 months to Sept. 1, 2015, Nick Tarratt, director of European Tour International - Dubai, told a news conference.
These figures included indirect earnings such as from hotel stays and airline tickets, the report said.
Golf's direct contribution was $131 million over the same time period, the report revealed.
Of this, tournaments such as the $8 million DP World Tour Championship -- the European Tour's season finale, which began on Thursday -- and February's Desert Classic provided $80 million.
Dubai is home to 11 golf courses and these generated $11 million per annum, international visitors accounted for $38 million and others $2 million.
The report did not provide comparative figures for the prior year and Tarratt declined to give a forecast for the following 12 months.
The report also did not give revenue figures for other sports. The emirate's other sporting events include the Dubai World Cup -- the world's richest horse race -- and the $5 million Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
(Editing by John O'Brien) ((matt.smith1@thomsonreuters.com; +97 15 0635 4039; Reuters Messaging: matt.smith1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sport contributes $1.08 billion to Dubai's economy per annum, a report by consultants Deloitte revealed on Thursday.
Golf is the biggest contributor, providing $270 million -- or 25 percent -- of the emirate's total sports revenue in the 12 months to Sept. 1, 2015, Nick Tarratt, director of European Tour International - Dubai, told a news conference.
These figures included indirect earnings such as from hotel stays and airline tickets, the report said.
Golf's direct contribution was $131 million over the same time period, the report revealed.
Of this, tournaments such as the $8 million DP World Tour Championship -- the European Tour's season finale, which began on Thursday -- and February's Desert Classic provided $80 million.
Dubai is home to 11 golf courses and these generated $11 million per annum, international visitors accounted for $38 million and others $2 million.
The report did not provide comparative figures for the prior year and Tarratt declined to give a forecast for the following 12 months.
The report also did not give revenue figures for other sports. The emirate's other sporting events include the Dubai World Cup -- the world's richest horse race -- and the $5 million Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
(Editing by John O'Brien) ((matt.smith1@thomsonreuters.com; +97 15 0635 4039; Reuters Messaging: matt.smith1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))