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9/12/25, 5:02 PM UAE tourism: Hotel revenues surpass $7.08 billion in H1 2025, marking 6.3 percent growth
UAE tourism: Hotel revenues surpass $7.08 billion in H1 2025, marking 6.3 percent
growth
Hotel occupancy rate hit 80.5 percent during the first six months, reflecting sustained growth in this vital
sector

UAE’s tourism sector continues to perform exceptionally under the guidance of the wise leadership, which prioritizes its development as a strategic
driver of non-oil GDP growth
Published: Tue 9 Sep 2025, 6:00 PM
Hotel establishment revenues in the UAE surpassed AED26 billion ($7.08 billion) in the first half of 2025, marking a 6.3
percent increase compared to the same period last year, said Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism
and Chairman of the Council.

He added that hotel occupancy rate hit 80.5 percent 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.

Bin Touq 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.

UAE’s tourism sector strategic driver of non-oil GDP growth

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

“Through the Emirates Tourism Council, we continue our efforts to promote sustainable tourism development in the
country by fostering effective partnerships between the public and private sectors and launching innovative initiatives and
projects,” he said.

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