Hotel facilities in Abu Dhabi recorded significant growth on various key performance indicators during the second quarter of 2019, contributing to a new record number of visitors, reaching 1.2 million people from April to June 2019, an increase of 6.8% over the period Itself from 2018.
According to statistics from the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, hotel revenues in the second quarter of 2019 rose to 1.2 billion dirhams, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year.
A total of 2.5 million hotel guests, up 3.5 per cent from 2018, and hotel revenues of AED 2.9 billion, an increase of 10.6 per cent over the same period last year. .
Statistics also show a record growth in the performance of other hotel indices. Total hotel revenue increased by 17.6%, and room revenue rose by 10.7%, while the room rate rose by 10.2% compared to the same period last year.
The main tourist attractions in the emirate were very successful, with a 50% increase in visitors in the second quarter of 2019. The increase in the number of visitors to recreational parks increased by 62% and 21.5% The number of visitors to sites of cultural, historical and heritage attractions, and an increase of 22% in the number of visitors to museums.
"We are working together with business partners and related institutions to offer value-added initiatives to promote Abu Dhabi's tourism, entertainment and cultural assets, which make it a unique destination," said Saif Saeed Ghabash, Undersecretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi. The number of visitors, especially with the offers and reductions witnessed by the emirate during the summer activities of Abu Dhabi, Eid al-Fitr, and travel offers ».
"The growth in the number of hotel guests in the second quarter and in the first half of 2019 in June was an increase of 24.6% compared to the same month last year. 23.8%. "The international tourism industry is facing a number of challenges, but we have successfully overcome the consequences of declining global tourism growth by working closely with our hotel and tourism industry partners and adopting innovative initiatives in the local and international markets."