Hotel officials: The peak season continues, with visitors extending New Year's holidays
Dubai receives new batches of tourists coinciding with the "Eastern Christmas" holiday
The ease of air connectivity, precautionary measures, and the availability of large capacity for medical facilities increased the confidence of visitors.
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Hotel managers and officials said that the tourism sector in Dubai began receiving new batches of international tourists this January, coinciding with the Christmas holidays, pointing to high occupancy rates on flights and hotel establishments from several markets, most notably Russia and Eastern European countries.
They confirmed to "Emirates Today" that the peak of the tourist season continues, with tourists resorting to extending New Year holidays, explaining that the great tourist attraction of Dubai, the ease of air connectivity and the precautionary measures taken by the various facilities and establishments, in addition to the availability of a large capacity for the health sector and others, are considered One of the factors that increased the confidence and reassurance of visitors, boosting the tourist flow rates to the emirate.
High proportions
In detail, the Executive Director of the Hotel «Palazzo Versace Dubai» and the founder of the «Palazzo Hospitality Company», Munther Darwish, said that the hotel has begun recording large reservations and occupancy rates for visitors coming to Dubai for the purpose of spending holidays coinciding with the Christmas holiday, according to the Eastern Calendar, indicating that Most of these reservations were spotted from Eastern European markets, especially Russia.
Darwish explained that the occupancy rates for confirmed reservations during the period between (1 and 7 January) reach 90%, which is considered one of the very high rates at these times, pointing out that the peak of the tourist season in Dubai is still continuing in light of the resort of a large number. From tourists to extend their stay to spend more time in the emirate.
safety
Darwish added that tourism facilities and hotel establishments, amid precautionary measures to ensure the safety of tourists and residents alike, since the emirate succeeded in opening its doors to international tourism movement last July, expecting Dubai to maintain its position as the most prominent destination in the coming months.
He indicated that there are several factors that enhance the confidence of visitors to spend holidays in Dubai, starting with the great tourist attraction of the emirate as a global destination, in addition to the ease of air connectivity and precautionary measures, to the availability of a large capacity for medical facilities, including conducting checks.
Darwish indicated that the national airlines, in turn, have adopted innovative standards for safe travel, in addition to providing free insurance coverage related to Corona.
New payments
For his part, the Regional Director of "Hyatt Hotels Group" in Dubai and General Manager of the "Grand Hyatt" Hotel, Fathi Khojaly, said that the group, which operates 17 hotel establishments in Dubai, continues to record high occupancy rates with the beginning of the new year, despite the current circumstances, pointing to The group's hotels began receiving new batches of international tourists coming to Dubai in preparation for the Christmas celebrations according to the Eastern calendar.
Khojaly added that up to 25% of the group’s hotel guests came from the Eastern European markets and Russia during the recent period, indicating that their reservations extend until the ninth of January.
He explained that the duration of stay for tourists from those markets is twice the general average registered with the group's hotels, which will reflect the high rates of spending per visitor, pointing out that international tourists from the markets of Russia and Eastern European countries usually prefer comprehensive packages that include hotel accommodation with food services. As well as leisure activities.
Extension
Khojaly indicated that, on the other hand, many tourists who are in Dubai to celebrate New Year's Day have resorted to extending their vacation period to spend longer holidays in the emirate and due to the closure that affects some European cities, stressing that this supports the hotel sector at the beginning of the new year, amid expectations that Occupancy rates are around 70% as of January 10.
He said that the group's hotels have received reservations that were recorded at the last minute by tourists coming from markets in Western Europe as well, pointing out that a large part of the reservations under the current circumstances are in recent days.
Activity
In turn, the CEO of "Time Hotels Group", Muhammad Awadallah, said that the group's hotels had received reservations from several markets regarding the Christmas holidays according to the eastern calendar, adding: “In addition, we have witnessed an increase in the movement of tourists from markets in Western Europe and elsewhere. From the markets ».
He stated that the group's hotels recorded an active movement from the Egyptian market as well, noting that a large proportion of tourists came to Dubai during the New Year's event and resorted to extending the holiday to spend the Christmas holidays also in the emirate.
He expected that the tourism sector in Dubai would witness remarkable activity with the return of movement from the Gulf markets in the coming period.
Active movement
The general manager of the Al Bustan Center and Residence Hotel, Yasser Al-Mousa, said that between 25 and 30% of the hotel’s guests during the current period came from the markets of Russia and Eastern Europe in conjunction with the Christmas holiday, indicating that a good percentage of reservations are still in place so far from the markets. Western Europe.
Al-Mousa added that the hotel sector in Dubai has recorded a very active movement since last December, while current indications indicate that it will continue until mid-January, pointing out that the hotel has monitored a strong reservation movement for international visitors coming to the emirate for the purpose of leisure tourism.
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