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"We cannot attract the entire world. Definitely our approach is targeted at quality over quantity."</p> <p>Worldwide, the programme has so far selected 300 members. This year, just 20 UAE nationals will be offered personal keys to Monaco, the authority said.</p> <p>There has been a 45 per cent increase in the number of people travelling from the UAE to Monaco so far this year compared with the same period last year, according to the authority.</p> <p>Last year Monaco reported an 11 per cent fall in its total visitor numbers compared with the previous year. 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