Hotel officials confirmed that Dubai has been witnessing an active tourist season and a monster of demand, since the beginning of the new year, with a hotel occupancy rates that exceed the levels of the same period last year, pointing to a strong movement of pre -resulcations for hotel rooms during the first quarter of this year.
They added to «Emirates Today» that based on the confirmed reservations, during the first months of this year, the tourism sector in Dubai is heading to record a new record, pointing out that the hotels in Dubai continue to achieve distinguished results in light of the increasing number of visitors, at a time when they contributed Both business tourism and recreational tourism in hotels receive high requests to stay at the beginning of the year.
Data issued by the company “Amadeus”, which specializes in tourism and travel services and solutions, revealed the sale of about 54% of the hotel rooms in Dubai to stay throughout February.
It is noteworthy that Dubai received 16.79 million international tourists during the first 11 months of 2024 compared to 15.37 million tourists during the same period in 2023, with a growth rate of about 9%.
Strong performance
In detail, data issued by the company “Amadeus”, which specializes in tourism and travel technology services and solutions, showed about 54% of the hotel rooms in Dubai to stay throughout February, based on the collected data until the date of last January 26.
“The hotel market in Dubai witnessed in the beginning of 2025 strong performance indicators, compared to the same period last year,” said Fathi Khojali, noting that based on the reservations During the first months of this year, the tourism sector in Dubai is heading to record a new record.
Khojali added to «Emirates Today»: “The demand was at its highest levels during January 2025, and our hotels recorded occupancy rates of about 95% throughout the month,” noting that the pace of business tourism is in escalation, in addition to recreational tourism, and that the levels of tourism flow are higher. Compared to last year.
He continued: «There is greater and noticeable growth in the demand for entertainment tourism during the months of January and February 2025, compared to the past years, at a time when business tourism continued to record usual growth rate Strong performance of work.
Tourist product diversity
For his part, Haytham Omar, CEO of the Sofitel Dubai Hotel, Haitham Omar, confirmed that the hotel recorded a strong performance during January 2025, where occupancy rates exceeded the 91%barrier. He said: «Based on the reservations index, we expect to record the same level during February.
Omar continued: “The demand for conference and business tourism is declining during the holy month of Ramadan, but the indicators indicate that the market will compensate for the slowdown in business tourism, during the months of April and May,” noting that strong performance rates of work also reflected on the growth of the average price of the hotel room and revenue.
He added that the hotel market in Dubai is characterized by a great diversity that continues to enhance its attractiveness to the various segments of visitors, taking advantage of the prominent role of the emirate on the map of global tourism.
Unprecedented
In the same context, the CEO of “Time Hotels Group”, Mohamed Awadallah, said: “The tourism and hotels sector in Dubai is witnessing an unprecedented momentum since the beginning of the new year 2025, as the records that the emirate achieved continues during the past year.”
He added: «The latest data indicates that the demand for hotel reservations and airlines continues to rise to Dubai, which reflects the emirate’s position as an attractive global tourist destination, and the continued growth of hotel occupancy rates this year compared to the previous year.”
Awadallah continued: “The international events and festivals hosted by Dubai throughout the year contribute to attracting large numbers of tourists, and highlighting the diversity of the recreational and cultural options provided by the emirate.”
He indicated that «expectations and the movement of pre -reservations indicates the continued growth in the tourism and hotels sector in Dubai during the current year, supported by the continuous efforts to develop the sector and diversify tourism offers, and it is expected that the major global events that Dubai will host will contribute to enhancing this growth. In Dubai, it continues to achieve distinguished results in light of the increasing number of visitors, as the recent statistics recorded an increase in the percentage of hotel rooms to record levels, and said that “Dubai has witnessed a remarkable improvement in demand for tourism from new markets, as well as the continuous growth in the number of tourists from the markets Traditional like Europe and the Middle East, reflecting Dubai’s ability to adapt to variables and expand the visitors’ circle.
He pointed out that Dubai will remain one of the most important tourist destinations in the world, thanks to its ability to attract visitors from different groups and nationalities, and to provide unique and varied tourism experiences, which meet everyone’s desires from luxury tourism to experiences of cultural and recreational adventures.
“Business” and “Entertainment”
As for the CEO of “Carlton” hotels, Hosni Abdel -Hadi, he assured “Emirates Today” that the demand rates during January and February 2025 have reached high levels, indicating that the occupancy rates exceed the 93%barrier, and said that “the initial indicators indicate that the hotel occupancy rates Found to achieve another record performance this year. ”
Abdel -Hadi stated that business tourism, in addition to recreational tourism, contributed to hotels receiving high requests to stay at the beginning of the year, noting that the tourist momentum last December is still continuing, given the occupancy rates and the movement of prior reservations, pointing to a strong movement of reservations during the first quarter of this year.
February exhibitions and conferences
Dubai will host during February 12 high -level events, which will be organized at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center, the Dubai Exhibition Center in «Expo Dubai», including the Middlab exhibition and conference from the third to the sixth of February, the Emirates International Dental Conference and an exhibition Arab dentistry from the fourth to the sixth of February, and the conference and exhibition of “Brick Belk” Middle East on February 10 and 11, in addition to the “Coffee World – Dubai” from 10 to 12 February, and the Glevoud 2025 Food and Beverage Exhibition from 17 to 21 February , Which witnessed in the last year’s session the participation of 5,000 companies, and the display of 100,000 new products, in addition to the Dubai International Boat Show from 19 to 23 February.
Amadeus:
• About 54% of the hotel rooms in Dubai to stay during February.
• Business tourism and recreational tourism contributed to hotels receiving high requests to stay at the beginning of the year.
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