Travel & Tourism 2017 Index: UAE Second Safest Country in the World

The 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index measures “the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country”. It is issued by the World Economic Forum and ranked countries based on several pillars. The UAE ranked 29th globally out of 136 countries but more importantly, it ranked 2nd in terms of safety and security with a…