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Dubai hotels prove more popular this year
12 May 2009
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has released figures showing an increase in the number of people staying in hotels in the emirate in the first quarter of 2009.
Overall, guest numbers at Dubai hotels increased by 5% between January and March this year compared to the same period a year earlier.
Hotel room inventory increased by 17% in the first three months of 2009, while the number of hotel apartments rose by 30%.
These figures represent a continuation of the success the Dubai hospitality sector enjoyed in 2008, when the number of guests increased by 8.3% to reach 7.5m.
Khalid A bin Sulayem, director general of the DTCM, said: 'The performance of Dubai hotel establishments in the first quarter of 2009, on the back of a strong 2008 performance, confirms the emirate's solid standing on the world tourism map despite the global economic downturn and our promotional and marketing agenda being on the right track.'
The DTCM organised a meeting with hotel and tourism representatives this week as part of a campaign to attract more visitors to Dubai over the summer months.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
Overall, guest numbers at Dubai hotels increased by 5% between January and March this year compared to the same period a year earlier.
Hotel room inventory increased by 17% in the first three months of 2009, while the number of hotel apartments rose by 30%.
These figures represent a continuation of the success the Dubai hospitality sector enjoyed in 2008, when the number of guests increased by 8.3% to reach 7.5m.
Khalid A bin Sulayem, director general of the DTCM, said: 'The performance of Dubai hotel establishments in the first quarter of 2009, on the back of a strong 2008 performance, confirms the emirate's solid standing on the world tourism map despite the global economic downturn and our promotional and marketing agenda being on the right track.'
The DTCM organised a meeting with hotel and tourism representatives this week as part of a campaign to attract more visitors to Dubai over the summer months.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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