Abu Dhabi guest arrivals witness a positive growth
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Recent statistics state that number of guest arrivals into Abu Dhabi during the first four months has increased by 20% when compared to the previous year.
More than one million people stayed in the emirate’s 161 hotels and hotel apartments.
The new figures released by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) showed that 1,370,241 guest arrivals delivered 3,899,135 guest nights, an increase of 11% on the same period in 2014, prompting the Authority to increase the 2015 guest arrivals target from 3.5 million to 3.9 million.
Domestic tourism remained the primary source of hotel guests and guest nights, accounting for a 44% share of all arrivals, with 441,154 guest arrivals generating 1,004,525 guest nights, a rise of 20% on 2014.
The first four months performance has also been spurred on by emphatic growth in guest arrivals from China, the period saw 79,713 Chinese guest arrivals into Abu Dhabi. An increase of 75% during the corresponding period last year, just a handful less than second-placed India which recorded 16% growth to achieve 79,793 guests for the same period.
Abu Dhabi also recently welcomed 23 hotels, attractions and experiences into the Welcome Chinese programme in partnership with China Tourism Academy. China has now become the third largest overseas market, supported by strong regional GCC tourism growth, and performances from the UK & Ireland, India, USA and leading European markets.
Occupancy for the January-April period increased marginally to 79% in comparison to last year while revenue from hotel establishments recorded a 12% increase to AED 2,431 billion. Room revenue increased by 16% while food and beverage revenue increased by three percent.
Major market strides were made during the same period with arrivals from the Saudi Arabia posting an increase of 46% to become sixth largest international market, behind the UK, India, China, Germany and the United States. The UK remained the leading European market with arrivals jumping 17% to 80,673 delivering 328,410 guest nights, a 10% increase.
The US recorded an increase of 34% in guest arrivals to 55,570, who stayed 237,530 guest nights.
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