Abu Dhabi sees huge rise in lodge friends

A complete of 4.1 million guests stayed in Abu Dhabi resorts final yr, up 24 per cent from 2021, new figures have proven.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, stated lodge revenues for 2022  had climbed by 23 per cent from the earlier yr to AED 5.4 billion.

The common lodge keep was about 3 nights per visitor, and the common income per obtainable room was AED 263.

UAE nationals accounted for the most important share of the capital’s lodge friends in the course of the previous yr, with a share of 29 per cent, or the equal of 1.2 million friends.

Indian nationals led all different non-Emiratis with a share of 12 per cent, or the equal of 480,000 guests, up 31 per cent from the identical interval in 2021.

The nationals of Britain, Egypt, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia adopted with a share of 4 per cent every.

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