Saturday, October 9, 2010

Tourism showing strong signs of recovery in Dubai

Dubai’s tourism sector is showing signs of a strong recovery. On September 13, the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) issued a report on the sector’s performance for the first six months of the year, with the results making for pleasant reading for those in Dubai’s tourist trade. Tourist arrivals were up by 9% in the first half of the year, with more than 4.18m visitors, while hotel revenue rose by 6% to $1.87bn. Occupancy rates were also solid, at 71%, this despite the fact that there had been a 7% increase in the number of hotel rooms on offer.

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