With a growth of 8%, Dubai receives 15 million international tourists within 10 months

The Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai revealed the latest statistics on the performance of the tourism sector and the numbers of international visitors, which showed that the emirate attracted 14.96 million international tourists during the first ten months of this year (about 15 million tourists), compared to 13.9 million tourists during the same period of the year. In the past, a growth rate of about 8%.

According to data from the department, a copy of which was obtained by Emirates Today, Dubai continued to record strong rates in various indicators, including the total number of visitors, the number of hotel rooms, the nights booked, the average daily rate, as well as the average return on the room, compared to levels last year.

According to the geographical region that sources visitors, Western Europe came in first place, accounting for 20% of the total number of visitors in the period between January and October 2024, recording about 2.94 million international tourists, followed by the South Asia region with 17%, recording more than 2.54 million tourists. .

The Gulf Cooperation Council region came in third place, accounting for about 15%, recording about 2.21 million visitors, and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe came in fourth place with about 14%, with a rate of reaching two million tourists, compared to a rate of 12% for the Middle East and North region. Africa, at a rate of about 1.74 million tourists. While North and Southeast Asian countries accounted for a 10% share of the total, recording about 1.46 million international tourists.

In turn, the total number of international tourists from the Americas region reached more than 986 thousand international tourists, accounting for 7% of the total number, compared to a share of 5% for Africa, with a rate of about 713 thousand visitors, while the “Australasia” region acquired a percentage It amounted to about 2%, with a rate of 292 thousand international tourists.

In addition, the number of hotel rooms in Dubai, at the end of last October, reached more than 152.5 thousand hotel rooms within 827 hotel establishments, compared to about 149 thousand hotel rooms within 818 establishments at the end of October 2023.

Luxury “five-star” hotel rooms accounted for 35% of the total size of the hotel market in Dubai, recording about 53.7 thousand hotel rooms within 168 hotel establishments, followed by “four-star” hotel rooms with a percentage of 29%, recording about 43.2 thousand. Hotel room within 195 establishments.

For its part, hotels classified between “three stars” and “one star” accounted for about 19% of the total size of the hotel market, with a capacity of about 29.1 thousand hotel rooms, within 276 hotel facilities.

As for hotel apartments, they registered about 26.3 thousand rooms in 188 facilities, occupying about 17% of the total size of the hotel market in Dubai. The occupancy rate of hotel rooms in Dubai reached 77% in the first ten months of 2024, compared to an average occupancy of 76.3%. During the same period last year.

In the same context, international visitors recorded 35.15 million overnight stays during the first 10 months of this year, compared to 34.19 million overnight stays in the corresponding period, with a growth rate of about 3%, while the length of guests’ stay reached 3.6 nights.

According to the data, the average daily price of a hotel room reached 487 dirhams, compared to 474 dirhams in the same period in 2023, a growth of 3%, and the average return from available rooms reached 372 dirhams, compared to 358 dirhams in 2023, a growth of 4%.

According to the data, the average daily price of a hotel room reached 502 dirhams, compared to 488 dirhams in the same period in 2023, a growth of 3%, and the average return from available rooms reached 386 dirhams, compared to 373 dirhams in 2023, a growth of 4%.