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BMI: UAE Tourism Report (Jan-12)

2012-02-10 16:03:00 (читать в оригинале)

The tourism sector in the UAE looks set to record another good year in 2011, after a strong recovery in the previous year. In the period January-September 2011, Dubai hotels played host to 6.64mn guests (including UAE residents), an increase of 11% compared with the first three quarters of 2010. This is a slight moderation in growth though since Q111, when the number of guests rose a solid 14% year-on-year (y-o-y). In Abu Dhabi, during the first eight months of 2011 data show a good 13% y-o-y increase in tourists (including UAE arrivals) at hotels and hotel apartments (despite a fall in arrivals y-o-y in August), to over 1.3mn guests. Arrivals from Europe were up a marked 19% y-o-y, buoyed by a 24% increase in visitors from France, and growth of 18% and 17% in arrivals from the UK and Germany respectively. There was also a surge in arrivals from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), up by 25% y-o-y, and Asia (+23%). Of the GCC countries, substantial growth was recorded in visitors from Saudi Arabia (+56%) and Kuwait (+32%). In Sharjah, latest figures for the first nine months of 2011 show tourist arrivals (including UAE nationals) at hotels and hotel apartments reached over 1.1mn. Based on BMI estimates, this equates to a modest increase of just under 2% y-o-y.HospitalityIn 2011, there was impressive growth in the hospitality sector. Between January and September there was a 26% y-o-y increase in the number of guest nights at Dubai hotels, to about 23.7mn. The average length of stay rose noticeably, by 14% y-o-y, while occupancy levels of hotels and hotel apartments also increased favourably, to 72% and 74% respectively. Hotel and hotel apartment revenue rose a solid 19% y-o-y, to nearly AED11bn. In January-August 2011, in Abu Dhabi, total guest nights increased 25% y-oy, to over 4mn nights. Occupancy levels were up by 9% y-o-y to 67%, while the average length of stay rose by 12% to around three nights. Growth in domestic tourism was more muted, with a 6% y-o-y