This article examines the demand for Dubai tourism via a binary logit model, using its top source market, Saudi Arabia, as a case study. Saudi Arabia is a relatively mature tourism source market for Dubai, and the results produced should therefore be more representative than those of a sample drawn from any of Dubai’s other tourism markets. The explanatory variables in this model are socio-economic variables such as gender, age, marital status, number of children, income, employment, and education. A total of 1 111 tourists were selected via convenience sampling to participate in a survey. The results show that Saudis’ primary reasons for visiting Dubai are shopping, family entertainment, and youth entertainment. The survey results also indicate that most Saudis visiting Dubai are relatively young single men seeking an open-minded cosmopolitan context where they can enjoy the quality of place and the diversity, openness, and tolerance that Dubai offers. Gender and age are more significant factors for thos...