an annual increase of more than 184.2%

Dubai receives 8.1 million international tourists in 7 months

• International visitors have registered more than 21 million overnight stays in Dubai hotels.

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The Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai revealed the latest statistics on the performance of the tourism sector and the number of international visitors during the first seven months of this year, which showed Dubai's success in attracting 8.1 million international visitors between January and July 2022, compared to 2.85 million international visitors received by the city in The same period last year, an increase of more than 184.2%.

According to the data obtained by "Emirates Today", a copy of it, the number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of last July reached 141,000 hotel rooms within 774 hotel establishments, while international visitors recorded more than 21 million overnight stays, compared to 16.34 million overnights in the corresponding period, with a percentage of 29.3% growth.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

In detail, data from the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai showed that the emirate received 8.1 million international tourists during the first seven months of this year, compared to about 2.85 million tourists in the same period last year, with a growth rate of 184.2%.

The data, which "Emirates Today" obtained a copy of, indicated that India was at the forefront of the exporting markets for international visitors to Dubai during the period between January and July 2022, registering more than 975,000 tourists, followed by the Sultanate of Oman with about 880,000 visitors, while the total The number of visitors from the Saudi market is about 678,000, and from the United Kingdom is 568,000.

In turn, Russia ranked fifth, registering about 348,000 visitors, followed by America with 309 thousand visitors, France with 234,000 visitors, then Germany with 229 thousand visitors, while Pakistan and Iran recorded 224 and 188 thousand visitors each, respectively.

hotel rooms

The number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of last July reached 141 thousand hotel rooms within 774 hotel establishments, compared to 129.3 thousand hotel rooms within 718 facilities at the end of July 2021.

The average hotel occupancy in all establishments operating in Dubai was 72%, compared to 61% in the same period in 2021.

Hotel stakes

The five-star luxury hotel rooms accounted for 34% of the total hotel market size in Dubai, registering about 48.1 thousand hotel rooms within 147 hotel establishments, followed by the four-star hotel rooms by 29%, registering 40.9 thousand hotel rooms. Within 183 establishments.

For its part, hotels classified between "three stars" and "star" accounted for about 19% of the total hotel market size, with a capacity of more than 26.1 thousand hotel rooms within 253 hotel facilities.

The number of hotel apartments exceeded 25.6 thousand apartments within 191 facilities, acquiring 18% of the hotel market.

periods of stay

The period of stay of guests between January and July 2022 recorded about 4.1 hotel nights, compared to 4.7 nights in the same period in 2021, while the number of nights (reserved rooms) reached 21.13 million nights, compared to 16.34 million nights in the corresponding period, with a growth rate of 29.3%.

According to the data, the average daily price of a hotel room amounted to 538 dirhams, compared to 369 dirhams in the corresponding period, with the return on available rooms recording about 386 dirhams, compared to 225 dirhams.

Geographical distribution

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ranked first in terms of the source of visitors to Dubai by geographical regions, after accounting for 23% of the total number of visitors, followed by Western Europe with 21%, then South Asia, which acquired 16%, followed by The Middle East and North Africa region by 12%, and the Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe region by 11%.

The Americas share was 7%, Africa 5%, North and Southeast Asian countries 4%, and Australasia 1%.

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1,000 hotel rooms in Dubai among 774 facilities by the end of last July.

India is the leading source market for international visitors to Dubai.

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