Dubai tops Middle East cities on hotel performance

Dubai tops Middle East cities on hotel performance

A favorite of tourists from around the world, Dubai remains at the top of the regional hospitality markets, with a strong outlook for 2024. That is according to a new report from Deloitte. One of the top cities in the GCC, Dubai has loads to offer its many visitors. Last year the bustling Emirati metropolis welcomed over 15 million visitors, with 19% coming from Western Europe and 18% from Southeast Asia – mainly India. The city’s hotels saw a high-water mark of 88% occupancy in February of 2023, though the average for the year was around 77%, which is considered to be quite high in the hotel business. The average was up 7% on the previous year. In 2023, Dubai’s hospitality sector managed to surpass pre-pandemic levels, which cannot be said of all tourism hotspots, some of which are still struggling to get back on course. Data from the UAE Department of Tourism also shows that the average length of stay increased slightly in 2023. Across its hotels landscape, Dubai enjoyed the highest hotel occupancy rate in the region in 2023. When compared with other major international cities, Dubai’s occupancy rate shines as on par with Hong Kong and