Chennai: India remains the largest international travel source market for Dubai in the calendar in 2021 with 9.1 lakh visitors from the country.
A number of Mega programs such as IPL, the T20 World Cup and Dubai Expo have seen a large number of people traveling from India to the UAE, which is always the biggest international destination for travelers.
According to Dubai tourism, the city saw 72.8 Lakh International visitors overnight between January and December 2021, 32% more than the same period last year.
“Dubai Fortress regained the momentum to register positive growth for 2021, with the Source Market No.1 India provided 910,000 visitors (5.3% YoY), followed by 491,000 travelers from Saudi Arabia (+ 22.8% YoY) while Russia and England contributed 444,000 visitors (+ 50.3% yoy) and 420,000 visitors (+ 7.1% yoy), “he said in a statement.
“With the accounting of domestic tourism for the most part in the accommodation sector, Hotel Dubai appeared strong in the fourth quarter to achieve significant growth in all hospitality metrics compared to 2020.
For the first time, the hotel sector outperformed pre-pandemic levels in all measurements.
At Q4 2021 Including more than 81.4% of residence compared to 80.7% occupancy during Q4 2019, “he added.
“The average occupancy, overall, reached 67% by 2021 compared to 54% in the previous year, which is one of the highest occupancy rates internationally, he added.