3.7 million hotel guests in Abu Dhabi in 9 months

The number of hotel guests in the capital reached 3.7 million during the first nine months of this year, an increase of 4.3% compared to 3.55 million for the same period in 2017, according to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi.

The number of guests during these nine months has been distributed to 2.42 million people overseas and to 1.13 million local visitors, the department said in its press release yesterday. The Department reported that the occupancy rate since the beginning of the year was 70%, an increase of 1.3% over the 69% occupancy rate. at the same time last year.

According to the data, the average length of stay per person since the beginning of this year is about 2.5 nights, an increase of 1.2% compared to the same period of last year. Total hotel revenue in the capital reached AED 3.68 billion in the first nine months of this year. The average price of a room in the capital Abu Dhabi during the first nine months of 2018 was about 322 dirhams, a decrease of 5.6% compared to 341 AED at the same period of the year. Last year.

Among the highest nationalities of non-UAE, China ranks first with 303,700 visitors, up 12.3%, followed by India with 301,300 visitors, up 17.1%, followed by Great Britain with 189,600 visitors.