Ajman attracts 180,000 tourists
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Ajman welcomed 180,000 hotel guests during the second quarter of 2014, up from 120,000 during the same period in 2013. Guests stayed for 182,000 nights, an increase from 128,000 nights during the second quarter of 2013, according to a statement from the Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD).
Hotel occupancy reached 65% in the quarter from 58% during the corresponding period a year ago. Meanwhile, the emirate’s tourism sector’s revenue amounted to around AED67 million compared to AED42 m in the second quarter of 2013.
Ajman has 31 hotels, with 2,922 units and 4,660 hotel beds. The emirate is allocating 40% of its budget for the year to new developments, economic and social projects that are meant to bolster tourism in the emirate, according to a report by WAM.
Ajman is also building a new airport, which is expected to give the added impetus to the emirate’s tourism sector. Ajman International Airport is expected to serve around one million passengers a year when it becomes operational in 2018. Europeans were the top visitors to Ajman in the second quarter of the year, followed by Russians, visitors from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other Arab countries.
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