Abu Dhabi hotel guests up as 1.3M welcomed in Q3

Total revenues up 1.7% at Dh1.1B; occupancy rises 4% to 69%

The number of lodging visitors that remained in Abu Dhabi during the second from last quarter of 2019 surpassed 1.3 million, an expansion of 1.7 percent contrasted with a similar period in 2018, as per the figures discharged by the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). 

Year-to-date, there have been practically 3.8 million lodging visitors, a 2.9 percent expansion on 2018, said a Press discharge gave by DCT Abu Dhabi on Saturday. 

The most recent report additionally shows that all out in incomes for the second from last quarter were up at Dh1.1 billion, an ascent of 1.7 percent from the earlier year. Inn inhabitance was up 4 percent at 69 percent, while the normal length of stay was up 5.6 percent at 2.5 evenings. 

These figures were led by noteworthy guest number measurements from key markets, with lodging visitors measurements from India, the UK, Oman and Saudi Arabia all indicating strong increments for the July to September period. Indian visitors expanded by 8.1 percent, UK visitors by 5.3 percent, Oman visitors by 18.6 percent and Saudi Arabia visitors by 2.1 percent. 

The report likewise gives a breakdown of every locale of Abu Dhabi, with the figures demonstrating that inns on Saadiyat Island and at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center region performed particularly well. 

On Saadiyat Island, inn visitor numbers for the second from last quarter saw a 71.3 percent expansion, with 43,976 guests remaining among July and September. Lodgings in the Adnec region posted 33.5 percent higher incomes. 

"These second from last quarter results mirror the planned endeavors of DCT Abu Dhabi alongside its travel industry partners and accomplices into conveying a convincing and alluring relaxation and business goal - just as a world-class occasions scene - to the worldwide voyager," said Saif Saeed Ghobash, under-secretary of DCT Abu Dhabi. 

"These outcomes are particularly amazing as summer is customarily a calmer time in the area's travel industry, and the numbers have been supported by some really excellent occasions, which have served to raise Abu Dhabi's worldwide standing and notoriety," he included.