Dubai welcomed 8.68m international visitors from January to May 2025, a 7 per cent rise year-on-year
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Dubai welcomes 7.15m visitors in first 4 months of 2025 as tourism sector powers ahead
Dubai welcomed 7.15 million visitors in the first four months of 2025, as revealed at the DET City Briefing. Key tourism updates include record growth, new campaigns, Dubai Summer Surprises, and the expanded MICHELIN Guide
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IHG to introduce Kimpton to UAE with Dubai hotel opening in 2026
IHG to bring iconic Kimpton hotel brand to the UAE as Dubai named for debut property
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Jumeirah announces new branded real estate and hotel in Dubai
Jumeirah reveals expansion plan with new real estate and hotel projects in Dubai
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Dubai World Islands: $817m Buddha Bar Hotel to open in Heart of Europe
Buddha Bar Hotel and a honeymoon island resort coming to The Heart of Europe on The World Islands in Dubai
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Dubai to add over 11,300 new hotel rooms by 2027
Dubai’s booming tourism sector will have more than 162,600 hotel rooms by the end of 2027
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Oravel Stays plans to launch 15 SUNDAY Hotels in Dubai in 2025
Oravel Stays opens SUDNAY Emirates Grand Hotel, plans major expansion in Dubai
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Dubai, Shanghai and London lead global hotel room growth in 2025
More than 5,300 new hotel rooms expected to open in Dubai this year
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Dubai welcomed 18.7m tourists last year, Sheikh Hamdan lauds ‘exceptional growth’
Dubai saw a 9 per cent increase to the number of international overnight visitors as tourism booms
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Dubai real estate supply; Exclusive Salt Bae interview; Sheikh Hamdan announces well-being resort; UAE deportations; Kuwait announces holiday – 10 things you missed this week
Dubai real estate analysis, new well-being resort announced, Brits flock to the UAE, Kuwait announces holiday and more top news stories this week
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Jumeirah Group’s superyacht-inspired Marsa Al Arab in Dubai opens for bookings from March 14
For UAE residents, the property will offer special “Exceptional Staycations” packages, while GCC visitors can access exclusive benefits through the “Jumeirah Breaks” programme
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Why Dubai’s 5-star hotels are so good the hospitality industry needs a new rating system
Hotel ratings across the globe are not fit for purpose as Dubai and Saudi Arabia raise the benchmark
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Kleindienst to add 5,000 5-star hotel rooms to Dubai as it targets 10% market share
Developer behind The Heart of Europe on Dubai’s World Islands targets 10 per cent market share of 5-star hotel rooms
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Dubai has 19,200 new hotel rooms in pipeline as investors eye tourism boom
Increasing average daily rates and revenue per available room as well as a 19,200-room pipeline have Dubai hospitality investors looking forward to growth
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Baccarat’s first Dubai Hotel & Residences unveiled
Drawing inspiration from Baccarat’s crystal heritage, the architectural marvel will accentuate the city’s existing skyline
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Dubai opens 2,700 new hotel rooms, eyes further 10,000 by end of 2025
Dubai’s appetite for luxury hotels continues with surge in four and five-star properties in 2024
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Shamal Holding announces first Baccarat Hotel in Dubai: Details revealed
The hotel’s design draws inspiration from Baccarat’s crystal heritage, featuring a glass façade that aims to complement the city’s existing skyline