Hotel managers in Dubai confirmed that the demand for hotel restaurant reservations during the New Year’s holiday is in great demand, exceeding last year’s levels, at a time when hotel rooms are witnessing occupancy rates of up to 95%, and rising to 100% during the next few days, anticipating the performance of… A standard for the hotel hospitality market.
They told Emirates Today that Dubai is the destination of the world during this occasion, and the focus of attention of millions around the world, due to the great diversity of the tourism product, and the emirate’s continued consolidation of its position as a preferred tourist destination for various segments of visitors.
Special offers
Luxury, medium and small hotel restaurants in Dubai have launched their special offers for New Year’s celebrations in 2025, while prices vary based on the menus chosen by the customer, the accompanying parties and entertainment programmes, as well as the hotel’s location and its proximity to vital areas.
A monitoring by Emirates Today, which included 20 luxury hotel restaurants, in addition to restaurants in medium and small hotels, showed price packages ranging between 250 dirhams and 12 thousand and 500 dirhams per person to attend a concert by an international artist, indicative of the great diversity of the tourism product in Dubai, and in a way that suits… Various requirements of tourists and visitors. Other restaurants also offered comprehensive packages for families and individuals, and others for groups of more than five people.
According to monitoring, a hotel on “Palm Island” offered a package that it described as “golden” for New Year’s celebrations, with prices reaching 12,500 dirhams per person, and 7,500 for those under the age of 13, including a concert by a famous international star, while prices reaching “ The “special package” to attend this event amounts to 8,500 dirhams.
Views of Burj Khalifa
In turn, restaurants offered offers for groups of up to 12 individuals, with all-inclusive prices reaching 36,000 dirhams. Luxury hotel restaurants also offered offers ranging between 6,000 and 8,000 dirhams per person in vital locations overlooking the Burj Khalifa and the fireworks area, with a buffet. Luxurious dinner.
While the price of reservations for a restaurant in the lobby of a hotel overlooking Burj Khalifa reached 4,500 dirhams per person, while the cost of outdoor seating reached 7,000 dirhams.
Vital sites
On the Palm Island and Sheikh Zayed Road, the price of reservations in luxury hotel restaurants reached about 2,000 dirhams per person, while in the Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence areas, they reached about 1,000 dirhams per person, including musical evenings and a buffet. dinner.
Hotel restaurants within the city also offered offers of up to 500 dirhams for a dinner buffet, in addition to other offers starting from 250 dirhams for a reservation that includes dinner, in addition to various packages whose prices vary based on customers’ requests.
Monitoring showed high levels of demand for luxury hotel restaurants, with private reservations sold out in some restaurants, while entire restaurants were reserved for private parties for groups or hotel guests.
High demand
In addition, the regional director of the “Hyatt Hotel Group” in Dubai, the general manager of the “Grand Hyatt” hotel, Fathi Khojali, said: “The demand for hotel room and restaurant reservations is significantly higher compared to last year’s levels,” noting that a large percentage of Tables available to book in advance.
He stressed that the great demand for hotel restaurants comes in light of the high rates of tourist flow to Dubai during this occasion, pointing out that Dubai is the focus of attention of millions on this occasion, and receives a huge number of tourists who come to celebrate in Dubai.
He said that the majority of restaurants have offered special offers for this occasion since the beginning of this December, indicating that the reservations come from international tourism and from within the Emirati market.
He continued: “On the other hand, we find a continuous increase in hotel room occupancy rates, as the group’s hotels are currently recording occupancy levels exceeding the 90% barrier, at a time when we expect occupancy rates to reach 100% in a large percentage of them during the next few days.”
Khojali added: “Initial indicators indicate that the group’s hotels are heading towards achieving record performance during the year 2024 in December.”
Hotel occupancy
For his part, CEO of Carlton Hotels, Hosni Abdel Hadi, said: “Hotel restaurants in Dubai witness a great demand during this occasion, whether from residents of the country or international tourists spending their holidays in Dubai,” confirming that a large percentage of the tables available for reservation have been sold.
Abdul Hadi added: “Hotel occupancy rates have also risen to significant levels exceeding the 90% barrier, while we expect it to reach 100% during New Year’s,” noting that Dubai is distinguished by providing a diverse tourism product that suits various budgets, which increases its popularity among various segments of visitors. .
Abdul Hadi explained that the prices of hotel restaurant reservations vary, and depend primarily on the hotel’s location and its views of the fireworks sites, as well as the menus and accompanying entertainment items.
Destination of the world
In the same context, the CEO of Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk Hotel, Haitham Omar, confirmed that the great demand in Dubai contributed to raising hotel occupancy rates throughout the month of December 2024, especially in conjunction with the holiday season and the occasion of New Year’s Day.
He confirmed that more than 95% of hotel rooms have been sold for the New Year occasion, pointing out that indicators indicate 100% occupancy levels during the next few days for this occasion.
He continued: “Hotel restaurants, in turn, are witnessing high demand with the support of international tourism,” noting that international tourists account for 80% of restaurant and hotel room reservations, compared to a percentage of up to 20% of domestic tourism.
Omar said: “Dubai is the destination of the world during this occasion, with the great diversity of the tourism product, and it continues to consolidate its position as a preferred tourist destination at various levels, supported by modern infrastructure and tourist facilities designed according to the highest international standards.”
December is exceptional
For his part, the General Manager of the Media Rotana Dubai Hotel, Sherif Madkour, said that the hotel sector in Dubai has launched a group of various offers to celebrate the New Year, to attract the largest number of guests, inmates and tourist groups, to spend enjoyable times, participate in celebrations, and watch… Various offers.
He added that occupancy rates will be high, whether by tourist groups coming from abroad to the country, or from domestic tourism, as many citizens and residents prefer to spend this vacation in the country.
Madkour pointed out that December is an exceptional month that reflects the distinctive atmosphere of celebrations in the Emirates, especially with preparations to welcome the new year.
Prices meet various budgets
Hotels operating in Dubai offer prices that meet various budgets. In addition to luxury hotels, the emirate includes “one-star” and “three-star” hotels, as well as “four-star” hotels.
At the end of last October, the emirate recorded more than 152.5 thousand hotel rooms within 827 hotel establishments, including 29.1 thousand hotel rooms, within 276 hotel establishments classified between “three stars” and “one star”, and about 43.2 thousand hotel rooms within 195 establishments of the “three-star” category. Four stars.
