Dubai Emerges As International Vacationer Vacation spot With Document 16.79 Million Worldwide Vacationers In 11 Months

Dubai: Dubai welcomed 16.79 million worldwide vacationers in the course of the first 11 months 2024 between January and November, a rise of 9 per cent in comparison with the identical interval final yr when the variety of worldwide vacationers reached 15.37 million.

In accordance with Dubai Tourism Sector 2024 Efficiency Report from January to November which was launched by the Dubai Division of Financial system and Tourism, the emirate acquired 1.83 million worldwide vacationers in November, 1.77 million in January, 1.9 million in February, 1.51 million in March, 1.5 million in April, 1.44 million in Might, 1.19 million in June, 1.31 million in July, 1.31 million in August, 1.36 million in September, and 1.67 million in October.

Through the first 11 months of this yr, Western Europe was the highest supply area for vacationers to Dubai, accounting for 20 per cent of the whole variety of guests, with 3.298 million vacationers, adopted by South Asia with 2.858 million vacationers, accounting for 17per cent of the whole variety of guests.

GCC international locations got here third with greater than 2.5 million vacationers, accounting for 15per cent of the whole variety of guests, and Commonwealth of Unbiased States (CIS) and Jap Europe got here fourth with 2.353 million vacationers, accounting for 14 per cent. The Center East and North Africa ranked fifth in exporting vacationers to Dubai with 1.933 million vacationers accounting for 12 per cent, adopted by North East and South East Asia with a ten per cent share of 1.622 million guests.

The variety of guests to Dubai from the Americas in the course of the first 11 months of this yr, based on knowledge from the Division of Financial system and Tourism, reached 1,117 guests, accounting for 7per cent of whole guests. The variety of guests from Africa reached 791,000, about 5 per cent, and from Australia 319,000, accounting for about 2per cent of the whole worldwide guests to Dubai throughout the identical interval.

The variety of lodge rooms in Dubai on the finish of November stood at 153,390 lodge rooms in 828 hospitality institutions, in comparison with 149,685 lodge rooms in 820 hospitality institutions on the finish of November 2023. The variety of lodge rooms booked in the course of the first 11 months of final yr exceeded 39.19 million, a rise of 3per cent in comparison with the identical interval in 2023, when the variety of lodge rooms booked reached 38.01 million.

The typical size of keep for company was 3.6 nights within the first 11 months of the yr. The variety of accessible 5-star lodge rooms reached 53,977 rooms in 168 hospitality institutions, accounting for 35per cent of the whole variety of lodge rooms in Dubai, whereas the variety of 4-star rooms reached 43345 rooms in 194 properties.

The variety of lodge rooms between one and three stars reached 29,701 lodge rooms in 278 hospitality institutions, whereas the variety of luxurious lodge residences reached 13,944 rooms in 80 institutions, and the variety of mid-level lodge residences reached 12,423 rooms in 108 institutions.

The typical each day price (ADR) for the primary 11 months was AED520, up 2per cent in comparison with AED 510 in 2023, whereas the typical income per accessible room (RevPAR) was AED 405, up 3 per cent in comparison with AED394 in 2023.