During 2022, the UAE continued to lead the global tourism scene, and succeeded in maintaining its regional and global leadership, as a distinguished destination and a preferred place to visit, stay and work. The tourism sector in the country recorded an exceptional performance during the first half of this year and achieved a qualitative leap in the results and indicators that confirmed the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and the entry into a new phase of growth and prosperity, as the sector’s revenues exceeded 19 billion dirhams / 5.17 billion dollars, while the number of The 12 million hotel guests.
Tomorrow, the UAE celebrates the World Tourism Day, which was approved by the United Nations on September 27 of each year, and its tourism sector has provided an integrated and inspiring model in dealing with the “Covid-19 virus”, and it has become one of the fastest globally in recovering from the crisis and overcoming its repercussions.
The numbers and results recorded at the federal and local levels prove the success of the plans and strategies adopted by the UAE to develop its tourism sector, which are based on adopting future trends and focusing on innovation and digital transformation in this sector to increase revenues and growth and enhance opportunities for small and medium-sized companies.
In Abu Dhabi, the data of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi showed that the emirate’s hotels received 1.84 million hotel guests in the first half of this year, a growth of 22 percent compared to the same period last year, and occupancy rates rose to 70 percent, an increase of 6 percent compared to the same period last year. While the average hotel stay for guests was about 3.2 nights per guest. According to the data, hotel revenues increased to 2.4 billion dirhams in the first half of this year, an increase of 30 percent compared to the same period last year 2021.
In Dubai, data from the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai showed that the emirate attracted about 7.12 million international visitors between January and June 2022, compared to 2.52 million international visitors received by the city in the same period last year, an increase of more than 183%, bringing the number of international visitors close to pre-pandemic levels. 8.36 million visitors during the first six months of 2019. The average hotel occupancy rate reached 74 percent during the first half of this year 2022, an increase of 12 percent over the same period last year, which was 62 percent, and a slight decrease from 76 percent recorded. In the first half of 2019 before the global pandemic.
For its part, the Emirate of Sharjah continued to enhance its distinguished position as a preferred destination for travel and business, as Sharjah Airport recorded an increase in the number of passengers during the first half of 2022, by 142.74 percent, to nearly 6 million passengers, compared to 2,449 million passengers in the first half of 2021. During the first quarter of this year, hotel services increased by 26 percent in the number of guests compared to the same period last year.
In turn, the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority announced that the emirate received 521,085 visitors from the country and from all over the world, during the period between January and June 2022, an increase of 21 percent compared to the first half of last year.
The tourism sector in the UAE has received a great moral and material boost to move forward with more achievements, after the UAE recently allowed foreigners of all nationalities to apply for a multi-entry tourist visa valid for five years from the date of issuance, without the requirement of a guarantor. Or a host inside the country, provided that he stays in the country for a period not exceeding 90 days in one year.
The UAE continues to expand the opening of tourist facilities and destinations, as well as promoting business tourism, conferences and medical tourism, in addition to hosting international events and events, which enhances the opportunities for the steady development and growth of the tourism sector.
The UAE’s tourist attraction is not limited to the unique and distinguished tourism options it offers to tourists, whether for entertainment and shopping, or business and conference tourism, but also extends to the country’s security, safety, economic prosperity and advanced infrastructure.
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