Their numbers increased 163% compared to the same period in 2021

Dubai receives 10.12 million international tourists in 9 months

Dubai welcomed more than one million international visitors in September 2022 alone.

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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 nine months of this year, which showed that the emirate attracted 10.12 million international tourists between January and September 2022, compared to 3.85 million international visitors in the same period of Last year, an increase of 163%.

high levels

According to the department's data, Dubai received more than one million international visitors during September alone, while the total number of visitors during the period between January and September of this year approached the levels before the Corona virus pandemic, at a time when the indicators exceeded: The number of hotel rooms Booked nights, average daily rate, average return on room, length of stay for guests, pre-pandemic levels as well.

exporting markets

According to the data, India was at the forefront of the exporting markets for international visitors to Dubai, during the period between January and September 2022, registering more than 1.2 million tourists, followed by Oman with about one million visitors, while the total number of visitors from the Saudi market reached about 907,000, and from the Kingdom United 720,000 visitors.

In turn, Russia ranked fifth, registering about 454,000 visitors, followed by the United States with 391,000 visitors, then Pakistan with 279,000 visitors, France with 269 thousand visitors, followed by Germany with 268,000 visitors, while Iran recorded about 247,000 visitors.

hotel sector

In addition, the number of hotel rooms in Dubai, at the end of September 2022, amounted to more than 142.7 thousand hotel rooms within 784 hotel facilities, compared to 132.8 thousand hotel rooms within 726 facilities at the end of September 2021.

The average hotel occupancy in all establishments operating in Dubai was 71%, compared to 62% in the same period in 2021.

hotel classification

The five-star luxury hotel rooms accounted for 34% of the total hotel market size in Dubai, registering about 48,800 hotel rooms within 148 hotel establishments, followed by the “four-star” hotel rooms by 29%, registering 41.3 thousand rooms. hotel among 184 properties.

For its part, hotels classified between “three stars” and “stars” accounted for about 19% of the total hotel market size, with a capacity of more than 26.7 thousand hotel rooms within 259 hotel facilities.

As for hotel apartments, their number exceeded 25.8 thousand apartments within 193 establishments, acquiring 18% of the hotel market.

periods of stay

The period of stay of guests between January and September 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 26.94 million nights, compared to 21.36 million nights in the corresponding period, with a percentage of 26% growth.

According to the data, the average daily price of a hotel room amounted to 495 dirhams, compared to 352 dirhams in the corresponding period, to record the return on available rooms about 351 dirhams, compared to 217 dirhams.

The source of visitors in terms of geographical distribution

The GCC region ranked first in terms of the source of visitors to Dubai, accounting for 23% of the total number of visitors, during the first nine months of this year, followed by Western Europe with 20%, and then South Asia with 17%.

In turn, the Middle East and North Africa region accounted for 12%, and the Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe region accounted for 11%.

The share of the Americas was 7%, Africa 6%, North and Southeast Asia 4%, and the Australasia region, which includes: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and neighboring islands 1%.

• Tourists record 26.94 million overnight stays during 9 months, an increase of 26% over the same period in 2021.

• The average daily price of a hotel room rises to 495 dirhams, and the return on available rooms is 351 dirhams.

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