Dubai Tourism has reported an 11% jump in overnight visitation in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2016.
January to March 2017 saw 4.57 million travellers visit the city, reflecting more than double the growth achieved in the first quarter of last year.
UK visitor numbers rose 5%, retaining its position as the third largest incoming market.
Along with India and Saudi Arabia, these three top markets accounted for 30% of total visitors.
India recorded nearly 580,000 visitors in any one quarter, with 23% growth in arrivals between January and March.
From a regional perspective, Western Europe took on pole position, contributing 22% of the overnight visitor volumes, ahead of the traditional Gulf market.
His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, director general, Dubai Tourism, said: "The positive start to 2017 is an encouraging endorsement of our overall strategy, although we are prudently aware that travel is among the leading industries that is undergoing a global transformation and is in a state of complete disruption today."
