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Abu Dhabi hotel revenue hits $1.5bn as 4.1m visitors drive Covid bounce back

Abu Dhabi hotel revenue climbed 23% on the previous year, with Emiratis being the biggest guest sector

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Abu Dhabi saw a total of 4.1m hotel visitors last year, 24% up from 2021, data by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, revealed.

Hotel revenues climbed by 23% from the previous year to AED5.4bn ($1.5bn) in 2022.

The statistics showed that the city’s hotels recorded occupancy rates of 70% during the year, a growth of 0.2% compared to 2021.

Abu Dhabi hotel revenue

The average hotel stay for guests was about 3 nights per guest, and the average revenue per available room was AED263 ($72), up 19%.

UAE nationals accounted for the largest share of the capital’s hotel guests during the past year, with a share of 29%, or the equivalent of 1.182m guests.

Indians led all other non-Emiratis with a share of 12%, or the equivalent of 480,000 visitors, up 31% from the same period in 2021.

The nationals of Britain, Egypt, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia followed with a share of 4% each.

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