The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi (ADTA) announced that the number of hoteliers in Abu Dhabi has increased by 9.4% in the first five months of 2018 compared with at the same time last year. According to a press release from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Abu Dhabi), 162 hotels, resorts and hotel apartments provide 31,239,000 rooms in the emirate. Occupancy rates during this period were 75% with a growth of 1.4% and an average stay of 2.7 nights of 2.4%.
Foreign Markets
China dominated the largest foreign market with its nationals in the emirate hotel establishments for the first five months From 2018, which reached 192,500 guests, a rate of growth of 19.9% over the same period of 2017. [19659005] India comes in second with a number of Indian visitors up 22.2% to reach 166,700.
The number UK guests grew by 12.7% to 119,900, the United States from 25.7% to 82,300 and from Germany to 20,713,000.
The Tourist Destination continued to perform strongly in most of its major markets in May. With an increase in the number of guests from India by 7%, the United Kingdom by 7.9%, the United States by 42% and Germany by 35% compared to same month last year.
This growth is an extension of tourism and hospitality in the emirate since the beginning of this year, and supports the ambitions to exceed the record number of inmates registered in the year [19659007] Domestic Tourism
Domestic tourism grew 7.9% in the first five months to reach 1,489,154 million, compared with the same period in 2017.
Growth indicators included areas in the United States. the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the number of hotels in Al Dhafra has increased by 8.6% to 63471 thousand, in Abu Dhabi by 5.3% to 1,833,348 million and in the region of 39; Al Ain of about 1% to 176767000.
