Dubai welcomed approximately 16.79 million international tourists in the first 11 months of 2024, up 9% from 15.37 million during the same period in 2023.
Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism reported the following monthly international visitor totals from January to November 2024:
January: 1.77 million.
February: 1.9 million.
March: 1.51 million.
April: 1.5 million.
May: 1.44 million.
June: 1.19 million.
July: 1.31 million.
August: 1.31 million.
September: 1.36 million.
October: 1.67 million.
November: 1.83 million.
Western Europe led source regions with 3.298 million visitors, approximately 20% of arrivals, followed by South Asia with 2.858 million, or 17%.
The Gulf Cooperation Council ranked third with over 2.5 million visitors, or 15%, followed by the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe with 2.353 million, or 14%.
The Middle East and North Africa supplied 1.933 million visitors, or 12%, while Northeast and Southeast Asia accounted for 1.622 million, or 10%.
The Americas contributed approximately 1.117 million visitors, or 7%; Africa 791,000, or 5%; and Australia 319,000, or 2%.
Dubai hotel rooms
At the end of November, Dubai had 153,390 rooms across 828 establishments, compared with 149,685 rooms in 820 establishments a year earlier.
Average occupancy was 78%, compared with 77% in the same period of 2023. Average length of stay was 3.6 nights.
Booked room nights exceeded 39.19 million from January to November, up 3% from approximately 38.01 million in 2023.
Five-star hotels offered 53,977 rooms in 168 establishments, representing 35% of the total. Four-star properties offered 43,345 rooms in 194 establishments, while one-, two- and three-star properties provided 29,701 rooms in 278 establishments.
Luxury hotel apartments comprised 13,944 rooms in 80 establishments, while standard hotel apartments provided 12,423 rooms in 108 establishments, according to the Emirates News Agency.
Average daily room rate reached AED520, up 2% from AED510. Revenue per available room increased by 3% to AED405, compared with AED394.
Source: Emirates News Agency.
