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4/11/25, 3:21 PM UAE hotel revenues grow to $12.25 billion in 2024 as occupancy rate hits 78 percent
UAE hotel revenues grow to $12.25 billion in 2024 as occupancy

rate hits 78 percent

The opening of 16 new hotels across the seven emirates in 2024 took the total number of
hotels in the country to 1,251

The number of hotel guests across the UAE reached approximately 30.8 million in 2024, reflecting a 9.5 percent growth
Published: Mon 7 Apr 2025, 1:27 PM
The UAE’s hotel revenues grew 3 percent annually in 2024 to approximately AED45 billion ($12.25
billion), according to His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and
Chairman of the Emirates Tourism Council.

Bin Touq added that hotel occupancy rates also climbed to 78 percent last year, ranking among the
highest both regionally and globally. This growth was supported by the opening of 16 new hotels
across the seven emirates in 2024, taking the total number of hotels in the country to 1,251 by the
end of the year.

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