Dubai acquired 14.36 million worldwide in a single day guests in 2022, a rise of 97 per cent year-on-year from the 7.28 million vacationer arrivals it recorded in 2021.
The figures shared by Dubai’s Division of Financial system and Tourism (DET) present that the emirate had recovered to 86 per cent of its pre-pandemic customer numbers which stood at 16.73 million in 2019.
The newest knowledge from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in the meantime confirmed that world vacationer journey in 2022 was 37 per cent decrease than 2019, demonstrating that Dubai’s restoration in tourism was considerably above the worldwide common.
Western Europe and the GCC area every accounted for a 21 per cent share of arrivals in Dubai final yr. The GCC area witnessed a rise of their share of arrivals from 13 per cent in 2021 to 21 per cent final yr. South Asia contributed 17 per cent of complete volumes whereas the MENA area contributed 12 per cent. The Americas accounted for 7 per cent of arrivals whereas the North Asia and South East Asia area and Africa every contributed 5 per cent and Australasia accounted for two per cent.
Common occupancy for the resort sector in Dubai in 2022 stood at 73 per cent, rising from 67 per cent in 2021. The determine is rather less than the 75 per cent occupancy charge within the pre-pandemic interval of 2019. The 73 per cent occupancy charge achieved final yr was completed so regardless of a 16 per cent improve in room provide in 2022 in comparison with 2019.
Dubai’s resort stock on the finish of December 2022 comprised of 146,496 rooms at 804 resort institutions, in comparison with 126,120 rooms accessible on the finish of December 2019 throughout 741 institutions. The entire variety of inns in 2022 marked a six per cent progress over 2021, with 755 resort institutions providing 137,950 rooms.
The resort sector outperformed pre-pandemic ranges throughout all different key measurements – Occupied Room Nights, Common Day by day Price (ADR) and Income Per Obtainable Room (RevPAR). Occupied room nights reached a file excessive of 37.43 million room nights in 2022, registering a 19 per cent improve over 2021 (31.47 million) and a 17 per cent improve over the pre-pandemic interval of 2019, which yielded 32.11 million occupied room nights.
The ADR of Dhs536 in 2022 surpassed the ADRs for each 2021 (Dhs451) and 2019 (Dhs415), with 19 per cent and 29 per cent will increase respectively. The resort sector’s RevPAR grew improve 30 per cent in comparison with 2021 (Dhs391 vs Dhs301) and elevated 25 per cent over the pre-pandemic interval of 2019 (RevPAR of Dhs312).
“The outstanding rise in worldwide visitation in 2022 helps the formidable aim of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33 to double the dimensions of the emirate’s financial system by 2033. The tourism and journey sector contributes considerably to the management’s intention of creating the emirate a mannequin for excellence within the world financial system,” mentioned Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai.
Dubai will launch new initiatives aligned with the UAE 2031 Tourism Technique, which seeks to draw 40 million company by 2031 and improve the tourism sector’s contribution to the emirate’s GDP to Dhs450 billion.