The hotel industry in Dubai welcomed about 11.93 million international tourists during the period between January and August 2024, recording a 7% increase compared to the same period last year.
According to data released from the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, the overall hotel occupancy reached 76%, with the number of rooms booked rising to 27.79 million room nights, which is an increase of 3% compared to 2023.
Consequently, the average daily rate for hotel rooms and the revenue from rooms booked also increased substantially, thereby reflecting Dubai’s continued strengthening of its position as a global tourism destination.
The data showed that international visitors spent about 27.79 million hotel nights (number of rooms booked) during the period from January to August 2024. Indicating a growth of 3%, compared to 27.03 million hotel nights in the corresponding period in 2023, and the length of stay of guests was 3.6 nights.
Indicating further, the data also highlighted that the average daily rate for a hotel room in the first 8 months, amounted to 503 Dirhams, compared to 487 dirhams in the same period in 2023, and the average return on booked rooms reached 384 dirhams, compared to 368 dirhams in 2023.
Regionally, Western Europe topped the list of visitors coming to Dubai during the first eight months of this year, with a share of 19%, or about 2.324 million tourists.
This was followed by South Asia with 2.034 million tourists, or 17% of the total number of visitors. The Gulf Cooperation Council countries with 1.816 million tourists, or 15% of the total number of visitors. Russia came next along with the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe with 1.647 million, or 14%.
Notably, Dubai received about 1.379 million tourists from the Middle East and North Africa, representing 12% of Dubai’s total visitors, followed by Northeast and Southeast Asian countries with a share of 10%, equivalent to 1.161 million visitors.
