Dubai receives a whopping 14,36,0000 international tourists in 2022

According to the recent statistics released by Dubais Department of Economy and Tourism the city welcomed 1436 million foreign overnight tourists in 2022 an increase of 97 percent YoY from the 728 million visitors who arrived in 2021In order to solidify Dubais position as one of the top three cities in the world for business and travel His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai launched the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 This growth allowed the emirate to surpass regional and global tourism recovery levelsHis Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai said Dubais ability to rapidly accelerate tourism growth which has marked it out as a clear frontrunner in the international industry demonstrates the farreaching vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to transform the emirate into an important global player in shaping the future of vital sectors The remarkable rise in international visitation in 2022 supports the ambitious goal of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 to double the size of the emirates economy by 2033 The tourism and travel sector contributes significantly to the leaderships aim of making the emirate a model for excellence in the global economyThe exceptional growth in the inflow of visitors reflects Dubais continued rise as one of the worlds most connected cities and its determination to lead the world in hospitality infrastructure and service levels The high growth shows the world that we never rest on our achievements and constantly work to raise our benchmarks I am confident that Dubai will be an even greater catalyst for the growth of global tourism and travel connectivity in the years aheadDubais 2022 tourism performance further validated its ranking as the No 1 global destination in the Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2023 for the second consecutive year making it just the second city in history to accomplish the feat In 2019 Dubais prepandemic visitation of 1673 million was approaching According to the most recent statistics from the United Nations World Tourism Organization UNWTO worldwide tourism in 2022 was 37 per cent lower than in 2019 The Middle East experienced the greatest proportional growth with arrivals rising to 83 per cent of prepandemic levels Dubai outperformed both international and regional recovery indicators with visitors to the city hitting 86 per cent of prepandemic levels in 2022Hospitality sector achieves significant growthDubais hotel sector which continues to be integral to the emirates destination promise and the overall growth of the tourism industry continued to perform strongly across all hospitality metricsAverage occupancy for the hotel sector in 2022 stood at 73 per cent one of the highest in the world rising from 67 per cent in 2021 The figure is just short of the 75 per cent occupancy in the prepandemic period of 2019 The high occupancy is particularly noteworthy as it was achieved despite a 16 per cent increase in room supply in 2022 compared to 2019 Dubais hotel inventory at the end of December 2022 comprised of 146496 rooms at 804 hotel establishments compared to 126 120 rooms available at the end of December 2019 across 741 establishments The total number of hotels in 2022 marked a six per cent growth over 2021 with 755 hotel establishments offering 137950 rooms figures that highlight the continued strong investor confidence in Dubais tourism sectorThe hotel sector outperformed prepandemic levels across all other key measurements Occupied Room Nights Average Daily Rate ADR and Revenue Per Available Room RevPAR Occupied room nights reached a record high of 3743 million room nights in 2022 registering a 19 per cent increase vs 2021 3147 million and a 17 per cent increase over the prepandemic period of 2019 which yielded 3211 million occupied room nightsThe ADR of AED536 in 2022 surpassed the ADRs for both 2021 AED451 and 2019 AED415 with 19 per cent and 29 per cent increases respectively The hotel sectors robust performance is also evident in its RevPAR growth an increase of 30 per cent compared to 2021 AED391 v AED301 and an increase of 25 per cent over the prepandemic period of 2019 RevPAR of AED312Read More Travellers are exploring offthebeaten destinationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever