During the past year, hotel establishments in Dubai witnessed the entry of 5068 small and medium sized hotel rooms from the "one star" category to "four stars", according to data from the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in Dubai. The data indicated that the number of hotel establishments within those categories increased to 416, as they totaled about 46% of the total size of the hotel market in the emirate.

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In detail, data for the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in Dubai «Dubai Tourism», showed the growth in the number of rooms in medium and small hotel establishments from the category (one star) to (four stars) by 9.64% at the end of last year compared to 2018. According to the data obtained « Today’s Emirates »On a copy, the number of rooms within these establishments in Dubai reached 5068 hotel rooms in just one year. She explained that the total number of rooms reached 57,611 hotel rooms by the end of last year, compared to 52,542 rooms at the end of 2018.

Number of establishments

The data pointed out that the number of medium and small hotel establishments reached 416 establishments at the end of 2019 compared to 406 establishments by the end of the previous year, with a growth rate of about 2.5%. She indicated that the number of rooms in small and medium-sized hotel establishments has accounted for about 46% of the total size of the hotel market in Dubai, of which 26% are for hotel rooms of the (four star) category, compared to 20% for rooms from the category (one star) to (three stars).

Statistics confirmed that the hotel market continues to grow in various categories of hotel rooms, explaining that small and medium enterprises recorded a occupancy rate of 75% during the past year as a whole.

Total rooms

Statistics of "Dubai Tourism" showed that the total number of hotel rooms in the emirate reached at the end of last year to 126,120 rooms among 741 hotel establishments, including five-star luxury hotels and luxury and mid-level hotel apartments that recorded overall occupancy rates of 75% While the average daily price of the hotel room reached 416 dirhams.

Facilities

According to experts in the tourism sector, the development of hotels of medium and small categories comes in light of the facilities related to fees and high demand by visitors and tourists, explaining that the hotel market in Dubai is characterized by a great diversity currently, and this is what makes it more prepared in the context of preparations to host «Expo 2020 Dubai »which is expected to attract millions of visitors.

Significant growth

The tourism sector in Dubai achieved a remarkable growth of 5.1% during the past year, as the emirate attracted more than 16.73 million international visitors, compared to 2018, exceeding the rate of global tourism growth expected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) by more than 1%.

The development of hotels of medium and small categories comes in light of the facilities and high demand.

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Medium and small hotel facility in Dubai end of 2019.