Moreover, participation, as well as spectating, appears to be ever increasing, with operators advertising adventure sports including skydiving, bungee jumping, and sandboarding as well as individuals increasingly spending their leisure time entering sportives and pursuing activities such as mountaineering, rock climbing, and kite surfing.   

Across the board, this is good news for the UAE economy generally as each event and activity brings with it potential revenues for businesses on a local and national scale.