According to recent data from the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi and with inputs from the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has hosted 2.4 million guests in the first five months of 2024. The data shows that there were 498,700 hotel guests in January, 507,400 in February, 433,700 in March, 500,080 in April, and 471,800 in May.
Hotel revenues increased to Dhs 3.18 billion during the same period. The breakdown is as follows, the month of January contributed Dhs 629.7 million, February contributed Dhs 717.1 million, March contributed Dhs 608 million, April contributed Dhs 660.3 million, and May contributed Dhs 566.5 million.
Abu Dhabi city accounted for the majority of hotel guests, with 2.179 million, while Al Ain attracted around 169,000 guests, and the Al Dhafra region welcomed approximately 64,000 guests.
By the end of May, Abu Dhabi had 169 hotel establishments, offering a total of 34,076 rooms. This includes 126 hotels with 28,600 rooms and 43 hotel apartments with 5,476 rooms.