“Competitiveness and Statistics”: 14.8 million guests spent 54.3 million hotel nights in 2020

The UAE is among the top 10 in global tourism competitiveness

222 5-star hotels in 2020. Archive

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics revealed that the UAE topped the Arab and regional levels, and ranked among the top 10 globally in the main global competitiveness indicators related to the tourism, travel and hotel sector during 2021, which enhances the country’s position as one of the most preferred tourist destinations globally, which is visited by more than 27 million visitors annually, according to the center.

Car Rental

The center stated that the UAE ranked first in the Arab world, regionally and globally in the index of the presence of major car rental companies, according to the "Travel and Tourism Competitiveness" report issued by the World Economic Forum during 2021, and ranked first in the Arab and regional countries, and sixth globally in the "sustainability and development of the sector Tourism and Travel,” according to the same report.

official interest

The Federal Center explained in the "Emirates Figures" report, issued on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the state, that since the early years of the establishment of the state, and the adoption of the approach of economic diversification, to diversify sources of income, the state leadership showed great interest in tourism and hotel activity, and worked to create and develop the infrastructure for tourism, in Provided by international airports and hotel facilities, as well as huge investments to establish tourist facilities, commercial centers, and entertainment destinations to attract domestic and foreign tourism, which contributed to transforming the UAE into one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the world, which attracts more than 27 million visitors annually.

hotel establishments

The Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics stated that hotel establishments and their distinguished services are a large part of the tourism components that help attract tourists from home and abroad. Therefore, the emirates of the country were keen to expand investment in this sector, to accommodate the large annual increase in tourism demand, according to the needs and components of each Principality.

1089 hotel properties

"Competitiveness and Statistics" revealed the continuous increase in the number of hotel establishments in the emirates of the country, from 64 hotel establishments with a capacity of 5379 rooms in 1978, to 1,089 establishments with a capacity of 180,257 hotel rooms and apartments in 2020, with a growth of 1601.5% in the number of hotel establishments. And an increase of more than 3251% in the absorptive capacity of hotel establishments in the country.

Number of guests and nights

The center's report indicated that the operational capacity of hotel facilities in the country, which includes the number of guests and the number of hotel nights, witnessed continuous increases during the period from 1979 to 2020, as the number of guests rose from 392,000 guests who spent more than one million and 19 thousand hotel nights in 1979. To 14,882,258 hotel guests, who spent 54 million and 323,945 hotel nights during 2020, despite the global impact of the tourism sector due to the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic.

5 star hotels

The report’s data indicated the development of the absorptive capacity of five-star hotel facilities, which includes the number of hotels and the number of rooms during the period from 1978 to 2020, as the number of five-star hotels increased from 15 hotels with a capacity of 2768 hotel rooms in 1978, To reach 222 hotels, with a capacity of 66,125 hotel rooms in 2020. Quality of tourism infrastructure

The UAE ranked first in the Arab world and in the region, and seventh globally in the "Tourism Infrastructure Quality Index", and ranked first in the Arab world and in the region, and eighth globally in the "Index of Marketing Effectiveness to Attract Tourists", according to the "Competitiveness of Tourism and Travel" report issued by the World Economic Forum.

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