Managers: Hotels have recorded occupancy levels of 100%

99% of hotel rooms in 8 regions in Dubai run out during the Union Day holiday

• Hotels in Dubai scored much better than pre-pandemic levels.

  Photography: Ahmed Ardeti

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Data for the "Booking.com" website, which specializes in hotel reservations, showed high occupancy rates for hotel facilities operating in Dubai, during the country's 50th National Day holiday, noting that between 94 and 99% of hotel rooms had run out in eight areas of the city.

In addition, managers and workers in the hospitality and travel sector told «Emirates Today» that the hotel sector in Dubai continues to achieve very large growth rates, in light of the strong demand from the local and international markets, noting that hotels in Dubai recorded occupancy levels of 100%.

high occupancy

In detail, data for the "Booking.com" website, which specializes in hotel reservations, revealed high occupancy rates for hotel facilities operating in the Emirate of Dubai during the country's fiftieth holiday.

The data showed that between 94 and 99% of the hotel rooms available on its website had run out in the hotels “Dubai Marina”, “Palm Jumeirah Island”, and “Jumeirah Beach Residence”, as well as “Downtown Dubai”, “Al Barsha” and “Al Khaleej”. Commercial", "Jumeirah Beach" and "Dubai Creek", as of December 1, 2021.

High bookings

According to the data monitored by "Emirates Today", the hotel market recorded high rates of reservations during the holidays, exceeding 80% in various regions, while hotels classified as "five-star" recorded the highest rate of reservations during the holiday, along with beach and overlooking hotels. On the coast, including hotels located in vital areas on Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Barsha.

The data also indicated a noticeable increase in the average prices of hotel rooms during the holiday, compared to their levels starting from October 2021.

big growth

In addition, the regional director of the "Hyatt Hotels Group" in Dubai, the general manager of the "Grand Hyatt" hotel, Fathi Khojaly, said that the group's facilities, including 17 hotels and hotel apartments in Dubai, recorded occupancy levels that exceeded the 90% barrier during the Eid holiday. The Fiftieth Union, noting that part of these facilities are fully occupied by 100%.

Khojaly added that the hotel sector in Dubai continues to achieve very large growth rates, in light of the strong demand from the local and international markets, noting that the group's hotels recorded much better numbers than pre-pandemic levels.

Skip the performance

Khojaly explained that during the last quarter of this year, and according to the confirmed bookings schedule only, the group's hotels exceeded the performance recorded in the last quarter of 2019, with a growth rate of about 25% in terms of revenues, indicating that the average price of hotel room with the group increased by rates ranging between 20 And 25% during the current quarter, compared to the same period in 2019, i.e. before the start of the pandemic.

He stated that occupancy rates during the current period are among the highest, while it is expected to increase in the coming days, according to indicators of demand and future reservations, noting that Dubai is a global tourism destination with a distinguished position, and provides its visitors with a variety of tourism and entertainment experiences.

the above

For his part, the general manager of Tamani Marina Hotel, Walid Al-Awa, said that hotels operating in Dubai are currently recording high occupancy rates, the highest ever since the start of the pandemic, pointing out that the high demand came from the local and international markets.

Al-Awa indicated that the hotel's occupancy rate reached 100% during the 50th Union Day holiday, expecting these rates to continue throughout the month of December, noting that November, in turn, recorded occupancy levels of about 95%.

He stated that the great demand for the hotel market in Dubai has contributed to the rise in prices to the highest levels since the start of the pandemic.

Al-Awa said that domestic tourism still constitutes a good percentage of reservations, in addition to the increase in the flow of tourists from global markets, especially Eastern and Western Europe, as well as the markets of the Arab Gulf states, pointing out that Dubai is witnessing an active tourist season.

gradual growth

In turn, the Director-General of the "Al-Faisal" Agency for Travel and Tourism, Yassin Diab, said that the movement of tourism and travel in Dubai has witnessed a gradual growth in recent months to rise with the start of the activities of the "Expo 2020 Dubai" and reach its highest levels during the current period, while it is expected that We are seeing more tourism activity during the current tourist season.

Diab added that many hotels recorded high occupancy levels, reaching 100% during the fiftieth Union Day holiday, while performance levels in November were the highest since the pandemic began in terms of occupancy and prices.

The 8 regions:

Dubai Marina.

The island of Palm Jumeirah.

- "Jumeirah Beach Residence".

- «Downtown Dubai».

- «Al Barsha».

- "Commercial gulf".

- "Jumeirah Beach".

- «Dubai Creek».

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