With a growth rate of 24.1%

Revenues for hotel rooms in Dubai exceed “pre-pandemic” levels

  • The hotel market in Dubai recorded strong performance rates.

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  • Dubai received 7.12 million international visitors during the first half of this year.

    Emirates today

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Data from the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai showed that the average revenue from hotel rooms in Dubai amounted to 417 dirhams, during the first half of this year, compared to 336 dirhams during the same period in 2019, before the “Covid-19” pandemic, with a growth rate of 24.1%.

According to the data, the hotel market recorded strong performance rates that exceeded “pre-pandemic” levels, as the general average recorded, during the first half of this year, a significant growth rate of 76%, compared to the first half of last year, and performance indicators achieved continuous growth rates. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the high rate of the daily room rate has been reflected in the average return, supported by strong demand from domestic and international tourism.

The data showed that the number of hotel rooms until the end of June 2022 reached more than 140,000 hotel rooms, distributed among 773 hotel establishments, compared to about 118 thousand rooms, in 714 facilities in the same period in 2019, before the pandemic.

According to the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, the emirate received about 7.12 million international visitors during the first half of this year, compared to 2.52 million international visitors in the same period last year, an increase of more than 183%.

Hotel establishments in Dubai continued to record outstanding performance across various indicators of the hospitality sector, during the first half of this year, as the average hotel occupancy rate reached 74% during the period between January and June, which is one of the highest occupancy rates in the world, with an increase of 12%. Compared to the same period last year, which was 62%, and a slight decrease from 76% recorded in the first half of 2019 before the global pandemic.

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