Dubai’s hotel market recorded its best performance since 2017 in the first half of this year, in terms of room return and average occupancy, according to the latest aggregate data released by the emirate’s Department of Economy and Tourism recently.
According to data obtained by Al-Emarat Al-Youm, the average return on a single hotel room in Dubai reached 439 dirhams during the first half of this year, compared to 415 dirhams in the same period last year, which is the highest average since 2017.
The occupancy index in Dubai for all categories and hotel establishments recorded 79% in the period between January and June of this year, compared to 78% during the same period last year.
Dubai’s hotel market continued to record strong performance across various indicators, despite thousands of new hotel rooms entering the market compared to 2017 levels, indicating strong tourism demand for the emirate.
The total number of hotel rooms available in Dubai by the end of last June reached 150,879 rooms, compared to 148,689 rooms in June 2023, while the number of hotel establishments reached 823 establishments, compared to 810 establishments during the same period last year.
Dubai received 9.31 million international visitors between January and June of this year, an increase of 9% compared to 8.55 million visitors during the first half of last year, according to the latest statistics issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai.
• Dubai received 9.31 million international visitors during the first half of this year.
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