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Hotel establishment revenues exceed AED26 billion in H1 2025, marking 6.3 percent growth

• Tuesday, September 9, 2025 5:36 PM

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ABU DHABI, 9th September 2025 (WAM) -- Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and
Tourism and Chairman of the Council, announced that hotel establishment revenues in the country
surpassed AED26 billion in the first half of this year, marking a 6.3 per cent increase compared to
the same period last year.

He added that hotel occupancy rate hit 80.5 per cent during the first six months, reflecting
sustained growth in this vital sector, the concerted efforts of the public and private sectors, and
supporting the objectives of the UAE Tourism Strategy 2031, which aims to raise the sector’s
contribution to the national economy to AED450 billion by the next decade.
He made this announcement while chairing the Emirates Tourism Council's third meeting of 2025.
The meeting was attended by the chairpersons and directors general of the local tourism
authorities across the UAE.

During the meeting, Bin Touq affirmed that the UAE’s tourism sector continues to perform
exceptionally under the guidance of the wise leadership, which prioritises its development as a
strategic driver of non-oil GDP growth and a key pillar in the transition to a new economic model.

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