Transport E-hailing boosts Dubai’s luxury transport sector By Pramod Kumar March 12, 2025, 1:46 PM Wam E-hailing was the primary driver of the luxury transport sector in Dubai in 2024 Trips in Dubai’s upmarket transport sector, mainly limousines, rose by nearly half last year, driven by increasing app usage, the state-run Wam news agency reported, citing the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The number of trips reached more than 43 million last year, up from 30 million in 2023, driven by so-called e-hailing, or the use of apps such as the locally based Careem, Wam reported. The number of passengers transported by luxury transport services reached 76 million in 2024, a 44 percent growth from 53 million, said Adel Shakri, the RTA’s director of planning. Hydrogen taxis to hit the road in Saudi Arabian trial Dubai Taxi to pay $43m dividend despite profit drop Bolt’s UAE arrival rattles the ride-hailing market The number of operating companies rose from nine in 2023 to 13 in 2024, while the fleet expanded 30 percent, from just over 12,600 cars to almost 16,400 vehicles. In January the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism said that international tourist arrivals to the emirate rose by 9 percent to 17 million in the first 11 months of 2024, from 15 million during the same period in 2023. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest international airport, received 92 million passengers in 2024, the highest annual traffic to date.
