Dubai records nearly 200% jump in international tourists

Dubai records nearly 200% jump in international tourists

The city has ranked first globally in hotel occupancy, ahead of New York, London

Published: Thu 23 Jun 2022, 5:58 PM Last updated: Thu 23 Jun 2022, 6:12 PM

Tourism in Dubai has strongly rebounded in the post-pandemic period as the emirate recorded a massive increase of around 200 per cent in tourist arrivals, and the occupancy reached the highest among the world’s top cities.

According to data released by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) on Thursday, Dubai received 6.17 million international visitors during the first five months of 2022, a massive increase of 197 per cent as compared to the same period last year. From January to May last year, Dubai received 2 million international visitors.

Dubai hotels maintained an average occupancy level of 76 per cent from January to May 2022 compared to 62 per cent during the corresponding period in 2021.

According to data from hotel management analytics firm STR, Dubai ranked No.1 globally in hotel occupancy, ahead of other international destinations including New York (61 per cent), London (60 per cent) and Paris (57 per cent), for the January-April 2022 period.

“We are building on the massive momentum generated by the hugely successful Expo 2020 to drive growth across all