Hotel restaurants in Dubai increased the prices of reservations for New Year's celebrations 2020, by more than 400%, compared to the usual times, especially those that provide views of fireworks sites and landmarks in the emirate, at a time when hotel establishments tend to record occupancy levels of 100 %.
According to a monitoring conducted by «Emirates Today», the prices in a luxury restaurant in a hotel overlooking the “Jumeirah Beach” reached 9000 dirhams per person, while some restaurants overlooking the “beach” booked 100% full reservations. Dinner prices at hotel establishments in "Palm Jumeirah" ranged between 1200 and 3300 dirhams.
Managers and workers in the tourism sector said that most of the hotels operating in Dubai began preparing for early New Year celebrations, and offered many special offers for restaurants and hotel rooms, noting that the prices of restaurants are rising in light of the great demand by tourists, as well as residents of the country, to view offers Fireworks, or enjoying parties and leisure activities in the emirate, which is considered one of the most prominent and famous tourist destinations in the world for New Year celebrations.
Book offers
In detail, hotel restaurants in Dubai have raised the prices for reservations for New Year 2020 celebrations to great levels, by more than 400%, compared to normal times, especially those with views of fireworks sites and landmarks in the emirate.
And monitoring for "Emirates Today" showed that prices in a luxury restaurant overlooking the "Jumeirah Beach" amounted to 9000 dirhams per person, and about 8000 dirhams in another restaurant that provided similar views of the beach.
And many restaurants in the hotel establishments located in the "Palm Jumeirah" offer offers for dinner parties ranging between 1200 and 3300 dirhams, and reach in other restaurants to 550 dirhams within specific offers.
Special packages
Restaurants have also offered special packages for prices for groups under the age of 12, while some offers have included prices for groups with more than seven people, and others include reservation in the restaurant with a hotel night as part of a comprehensive package. Prices vary based on the menus chosen by the customer, in addition to concerts and accompanying entertainment programs.
Down Town
As for hotels overlooking the "Downtown" area, which is one of the most famous tourist areas in the world, the prices of reservations in five-star hotel restaurants overlooking the "Dubai Fountain" and the unique views of "Burj Khalifa" have reached about 4000 dirhams per person , From eight in the evening until three in the morning. Prices for other restaurants drop to around 700 dirhams for group reservations.
Restaurants outside the hotel establishments overlooking the “Downtown” area have set preliminary prices for one person starting from 600 dirhams, to rise gradually as the beginning of the new year approaches. The restaurants of the «Dubai Marina» and the walkway have registered prices starting from about 500 dirhams per person.
Early preparedness
In turn, the general manager of the Tamani Marina Hotel, Walid Al-Awa, said that most of the hotels operating in Dubai began preparing for early New Year celebrations, and many offers were presented to restaurants and hotel rooms, noting that Dubai hotels recorded occupancy levels of 100% during New Year's Eve, with the support of foreign tourism visiting the emirate to celebrate this occasion.
He added that most reservations come from the international markets for visitors who prefer to spend New Year's Eve in Dubai, which is one of the most prominent and famous tourist destinations for New Year celebrations, pointing out that the prices of hotel rooms for New Year reservations began to rise gradually long ago.
He explained that hotels in general usually resort to offering pricing rates for hotel rooms that start, for example, from 1500 dirhams, and increase by between 30 and 40% whenever occupancy rates rise, and then gradually increase until the rates of rise sometimes reach 600% and more for reservations that It takes place on December 29 or 30.
Al-Awa stressed that Dubai provides its visitors during the New Year's Eve celebrations many activities and experiences that attract millions of visitors and is a prominent tourist station, while hotels and restaurants provide various options that suit different budgets, especially with the great diversity of the tourism product in the emirate during the past years.
And that the prices of restaurants rise in turn during the New Year's Eve, in light of the great demand by tourists, as well as residents of the country, to view fireworks shows, or enjoy parties and recreational activities, pointing out that a large part of hotels offer special offers for families.
Exceptional occasion
In a related context, the general manager of «Al Badi Travel Group», Mohamed Al Sawi, said that New Year's Eve is an exceptional occasion in Dubai in terms of levels of tourism flow to the emirate from various markets, as well as prices, indicating that most hotel establishments record occupancy levels You reach 100% on this occasion.
He added that the prices rise to great levels for hotel rooms or restaurants, in light of the high levels of occupancy and demand.
He stressed that Dubai is a prominent destination for New Year's celebrations globally, pointing out that flights to the country in turn record high levels of occupancy.
A global destination
For his part, Wael Al-Bahi, the general manager of the Ramada Jumeirah Hotel, said that prices are rising at great rates compared to the usual days, but they are at the same levels, compared to the same period last year, indicating that the price increase is due to the high demand for Dubai as a popular tourist destination And internationally prominent.
Al-Bahi added that occupancy rates in hotel establishments in Dubai, such as last year, will reach 100%, indicating high levels of demand from Germany, Russia and Britain, as well as China and India.
He said: «With the approaching of the Dubai Shopping Festival, we are expecting an increase in the tourist flow from the Gulf markets.
Full number reservations
An executive confirmed reservations at a five-star luxury hotel group, preferring not to be named, that some restaurants overlooking the “Jumeirah Beach” recorded 100% full reservations, indicating large levels of turnout from groups and companies for New Year celebrations.