According to the Emirates News Agency, the latest statistics of the Department of Tourism in Dubai and the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority showed that the total number of international tourists coming to Dubai during the period from October to December 2019 increased by 1.7% (increased by about 130 thousand tourists) compared to the same period of 2018 and based on Data released by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, it is estimated that about 56.9% of 2.6 tourists who arrived in the emirate during the last quarter of last year, stayed in Dubai hotels.
The numbers of international hotel guests in Dubai increased by 12.3%, which increased by 290,000 compared to the corresponding period of 2018, which indicates an increase in the number of tourists who preferred to stay in hotels to take advantage of the discounts offered by hotels.
In Abu Dhabi, the number of international hotel guests in the emirate remained almost unchanged at 1.3 million compared to the same period in 2018.
Although the number of international hotel guests in Abu Dhabi remained the same during the period from October to December 2019 compared to an increase of 2.5% during the same period of 2018, all other indicators indicate an upward trend during 2019 as the average daily price rose during the period Reference, and total hotel revenues in Abu Dhabi increased significantly compared to the same period in the previous year.
It helped attract international guests to international events held in Abu Dhabi during the fourth quarter of 2019, such as the Eminem October 25, 2019 event held by Emirates Integrated Communications Company and the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference ADIPEC November 11-14, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race November 28 to December 1, and the Bruno March concert December 31, 2019.
