Dubai receives 3.82 million international tourists during January and February 2025

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, as the emirate’s success in attracting 3.82 million international tourists during January and February 2025, compared to 3.67 million tourists in the same period last year, with a growth of about 4%.

According to data issued by the department, “Emirates Today” obtained a copy of it, as Western Europe ranked first, in terms of the source of visitors to Dubai, based on the geographical area, valued at 21% of the total number of visitors during January and February, and registered about 813 thousand international visitors, followed by the Gulf Cooperation Council states with about 17%, recording about 638 thousand visitors.

Russia, the Association of Independent Countries and Eastern Europe ranked third with about 15%, at a rate of 569 thousand international tourists, while South Asia acquired about 14% of the total number of international tourists to Dubai during the past January and February, recording more than 529 thousand international tourists, and a rate of 12% for the Middle East and North Africa region, at a rate of 450 thousand tourists, while northern countries acquired Southeast Asia has a share of 9% of the total, recording 352 thousand international tourists.

The total number of international tourists from the Americas reached more than 263 thousand international tourists, with two of 7% of the total number, compared to a stake of about 4% for Africa at a rate of about 142 thousand visitors, while the “Australia” region acquired a percentage of about 2%, and at a rate of 62 thousand international tourists.

In addition, the number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of February 2025 reached more than 154.4 thousand hotel rooms within 832 hotel establishments, compared to about 151.2 thousand hotel rooms within 826 facilities at the end of February 2024.

The average hotel occupancy in all facilities operating in Dubai recorded 87% during the period between January and February, compared to 87% in the same period in 2024.

In turn, the luxury hotel rooms of “Five Star” accounted for 35% of the total size of the hotel market in Dubai, recording about 54.3 thousand hotel rooms within 169 hotel facilities, followed by the “four -star” hotel rooms with 29%, recording about 44.3 thousand hotel rooms within 199 facilities.

For its part, the hotels classified between “three stars” and “Najma” acquired about 19% of the total size of the hotel market, with a capacity of 29.7 thousand hotel rooms, among 278 hotel establishments.

The hotel apartments recorded more than 26 thousand rooms within 186 facilities, taking over 17% of the total size of the hotel market in Dubai.

At the end of last February, the livelihood of guests in Dubai hotels recorded 3.75 hotel nights, compared to 3.79 nights in the same period in 2024, while the number of nights (reserved rooms) reached about 7.87 million nights, compared to about 7.78 million nights overnight during the comparison period, with a growth rate of about 1%.

Daily price

The daily price of the hotel room in Dubai reached 702 dirhams during the end of February 2025, compared to 664 dirhams in the same period last year, with a growth of 6%, while the average revenue from the rooms available reached 611 dirhams at the end of February 2025, compared to 578 dirhams in the same period last year, with a growth of 6%.

. 35 % of the size of the hotel market in Dubai is acquired by luxury rooms of the “five -star” category.

. The duration of guests in Dubai hotels recorded 3.75 hotel nights at the end of February 2025.