Dubai: Dubai-based timeshare company Arabian Falcon Holidays (AFH) is promoting Dubai as a leisure destination among African tourists.

It concluded its participation in the Nigeria roadshow organised by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, it said in a statement on Monday.

Africa represented 5 per cent of the total inbound tourism source markets of Dubai in 2015. There were 201,000 Nigerian visitors last year, according to the statement.

The timeshare market in Dubai is expected to contribute more than $3.81 billion to its economy, driven by an expected 25 million visitors by 2020, the company said, citing the latest AFH Economic report.