With an annual growth of more than 184% during the period between January and August 2022
Dubai attracts 9.1 million international visitors in 8 months
India is the leading source market for international visitors to Dubai.
Cinematography: Mostafa Qassemi
International visitors log 24 million overnights in Dubai.
Photography: Ahmed Ardeti
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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 eight months of this year, which showed the emirate’s success in attracting 9.1 million international visitors between January and August 2022, compared to 3.2 million international visitors received by the city in The same period last year, an increase of more than 184%.
According to the data obtained by "Emirates Today", the number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of last August reached more than 142 thousand hotel rooms within 779 hotel establishments, while international visitors recorded about 24 million overnight stays, compared to 18.6 million overnight nights in the corresponding period, with a percentage of 29% growth.
tourists
In detail, data from the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai showed that the emirate received 9.1 million international tourists during the first eight months of this year, compared to about 3.2 million tourists in the same period last year, with a growth rate of more than 184%.
Dubai received about one million international visitors during August alone, while the total number of visitors during the period between January and August of this year approached pre-pandemic levels, while the indicators for both the number of hotel rooms, booked nights and the average daily price, as well as the average return on the room exceeded The length of stay of the inmates, pre-pandemic levels as well.
exporting markets
The data indicated that India was at the forefront of the exporting markets for international visitors to Dubai during the period between January and August 2022, registering more than one million tourists, followed by the Sultanate of Oman with about 983,000 visitors, while the total number of visitors from the Saudi market reached about 823,000 visitors. United Kingdom 647,000 visitors.
In turn, Russia ranked fifth, registering about 395,000 visitors, followed by America with 349,000 visitors, France and Pakistan with 253,000 visitors each, then Germany with 247,000 visitors, while Iran recorded about 213,000 visitors.
hotel rooms
The number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of last August reached more than 142 thousand hotel rooms within 779 hotel establishments, compared to 129.3 thousand hotel rooms within 717 facilities at the end of August 2021.
The average hotel occupancy in all establishments operating in Dubai was 71%, compared to 61% in the same period in 2021.
The five-star luxury hotel rooms accounted for 34% of the total hotel market in Dubai, registering about 48,800 hotel rooms within 148 hotel establishments, followed by the “four-star” hotel rooms by 29%, registering 41.2 thousand rooms. hotel among 184 properties.
Hotels
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 26.3 thousand hotel rooms within 255 hotel facilities.
The number of hotel apartments exceeded 25.6 thousand apartments within 191 facilities, acquiring 18% of the hotel market.
The period of stay of guests between January and August 2022 recorded about four hotel nights, compared to 4.6 nights in the same period in 2021, while the number of nights (reserved rooms) reached about 24 million nights, compared to 18.6 million nights in the corresponding period, with a growth rate of 29% According to the data, the average daily price of a hotel room amounted to 514 dirhams, compared to 359 dirhams in the corresponding period, with the return on available rooms recording about 364 dirhams, compared to 218 dirhams.
first place
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ranked first in terms of the source of visitors to Dubai, according to geographical regions, after accounting for about 23% of the total number of visitors, followed by Western Europe with 21%, and then South Asia, which accounted for 16 %, followed by the Middle East and North Africa with 12%, and Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe with 11%.
The share of the Americas was about 7%, Africa about 6%, North and Southeast Asia 4%, and Australasia 1%.
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A thousand hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of August, among 779 facilities.
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