Sharjah hotel occupancy rates rise in July
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Hotel occupancy rates improved in Sharjah by 8% during the month of July, according to a new report published by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Department (SCTDA).The total number of guests eclipsed 68,000 a 14% increase compared to the 59,888 guests reported for the corresponding period last year.During the same period, the number of hotel apartments nights increased by 12% from July 2009 figures of 58,722 hotel nights to 65,626, while the emirate’s hotel occupancy rate rose from 64% in July 2009 to 70% in July 2010. The SCTDA’s statistics show that GCC tourists remained the top visitors to Sharjah in July 2010, accounting for 45% of total tourist arrivals, followed by tourists from other Arab countries (20%), Asian tourists (18%), European tourists (12%) and tourists from the Commonwealth, USA, Africa and Pacific region (5%).Speaking of the results, HE Mohamed A. Al Noman, Director General of the SCTDA, said the authority was committed to implementing a “clear strategy based on targeting leading markets that are important for parties concerned with the tourism industry, as well as organising activities and events that will contribute directly to the promotion of tourism, participating in the world’s largest tourism and trade exhibitions, and organising promotional tours all over the world”.”Statistics show that Sharjah has become a destination of choice for GCC tourists. More than 30,000 GCC tourists visited the emirate in July,” he added.
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