They spent 37.6 million nights ... and August and September saw a resurgence in activity

10.6 million guests in state hotels within 9 months

The number of rooms available in the country's hotels during the first nine months of 2020 reached 42.9 million.

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During the first nine months of this year, state hotels received more than 10.6 million guests, who spent 37.6 million hotel nights, with an average stay of 3.5 nights.

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics confirmed, in a report issued yesterday, that the hotel sector in the country has begun to recover from the effects of the "Covid-19" pandemic and to return to activity significantly, especially during last August and September.

Guests and hotels

In detail, the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics revealed yesterday that the hotels of the UAE received, during the period from January to September of this year, 10 million and 612 thousand and 162 hotel guests, who spent 37 million 560 thousand and 268 hotel nights, with an average stay of 3.5 nights.

The center stated in a report on tourism statistics, during the period from January to September 2020, that the number of hotels in the country reached by the end of last September 1032 hotels, including 164 thousand and 935 hotel rooms, after the hotels resumed their activities and opened their doors and receiving guests again in exchange for 930 hotels. , Containing 136 thousand and 426 rooms last April, as a result of closures and the suspension of activity during the height of the Corona pandemic.

the rooms

The report, of which Emirates Today obtained a copy, added that the total number of rooms available in the state’s hotels during the first nine months of this year reached 42 million 916 thousand and 372 rooms.

And he indicated that the available rooms mean the available rooms for housing, as one room is used by a large number of inmates every month, except for the unavailable rooms, due to maintenance, renovation and thorough cleaning for use, while the number of occupied rooms reached 22 million 214 thousand and 65 hotel rooms, which refers to the rooms that are They are actually occupied or used by guests daily, including the free rooms.

Start recovering

The "Competitiveness and Statistics" report showed that the hotel sector in the country began to recover from the effects of the "Covid-19" pandemic and to return to activity significantly, especially during the months of August and September, which witnessed a noticeable increase and a significant improvement in all hotel indicators, compared to the peak period of the pandemic that began. In late March, when the number of hotel guests in August reached one million and 372 thousand and 373 guests spent three million 982 thousand and 203 hotel nights, with an average stay of 2.9 nights, while hotel guests last September reached one million and 59 thousand and 321 guests who spent four million and 70 thousand and 426 nights , With an average stay of 3.8 nights.

the above

Statistics showed that last January, before the pandemic, was the highest in terms of the number of hotel guests, with a total of two million 673 thousand and 875 guests, followed by February with two million and 183 thousand and 214 inmates, then August and then September, while April was the lowest, with a total of 287 thousand and 136 inmates due to the closures. Activity.

January 2020 was the highest in relation to the number of nights spent by guests in state hotels, with a total of eight million 743 thousand and 288 nights, followed by February with a total of seven million 121 thousand and 630 nights, then March with four million and 129 thousand and 129 nights, followed by September and August.

Occupancy

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics stated that the average hotel occupancy rate in the country was 51.8% during the first nine months of this year, indicating that the highest rate was recorded in January with an occupancy rate of 82.1%, followed by February at 76.4%, then September at 52.7%. And then August, which witnessed an occupancy rate of 48.6%, while April 2020 recorded the lowest occupancy rate of 32.1%.

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Hotels with 164.9 thousand rooms in the country by the end of September.

"Competitiveness and Statistics": The hotel sector has begun to recover from the effects of "Covid-19".

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