Ibn Touq: UAE tourism achieves hotel revenues worth 45 billion dirhams during 2024

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Abu Dhabi, on April 7 / WAM / His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al -Marri, Minister of Economy, Chairman of the Emirates Tourism Council, stressed that the tourism sector in the country continues its continuous growth and achieve positive results, supported by the directives of the rational leadership and its forward -looking vision, which contributed to the development and development of policies, strategies and sustainable projects for this vital sector, as it is one of the main tributaries to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the national economy, Transformation towards the new economic model based on knowledge and innovation.

His Excellency said that the revenues of hotel establishments in the country increased to approximately 45 billion dirhams during the year 2024, achieving 3% growth compared to 2023, and the hotel occupancy rate increased to 78% during the past year, which is among the highest rates at the regional and global levels, especially with the presence of 16 new hotels in the seven Emirates during the year 2024, bringing the total number of hotels in the country To 1251 hotels by the end of last year, and the number of hotel rooms increased to 216,966 rooms at the end of the year 2024, with an increase of 3% compared to 2023.

He added that the national efforts are continuing to develop innovative tourism initiatives and projects, and to enhance joint cooperation with all relevant tourist agencies and agencies inside and outside the country, to consolidate the UAE’s position as the best tourism identity around the world by the next decade, and to provide distinguished tourism experiences that enhance the state’s attractiveness to visitors and tourists from all over the world, in addition to diversifying specialized tourism products, building tourism capabilities and encouraging the entry of national cadres to the sector Tourism, and increase investments in various tourist sectors.

He pointed out that the number of guests of hotel establishments in the country reached approximately 30.8 million inmates during the past year and with a growth rate of 9.5% compared to the year 2023, to achieve Emirati tourism 77% of the target number of hotel guests for the “National Tourism Strategy 2031”, 7 years before the specified date, and with the continuous increase in the current growth rates of our tourism sector, we will achieve the goal of the strategy represented in attracting 40 A million hotel guests.

It is scheduled that the current year will witness many activities and various marketing tourism programs, which aim to highlight the most prominent features and tourist destinations enjoyed by the seven emirates of the country, especially in light of the choice of Al Ain as the capital of Gulf tourism for the year 2025.