A total of 4.1 million visitors stayed in Abu Dhabi hotels last year, up 24 per cent from 2021, new figures have shown.
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, said hotel revenues for 2022 had climbed by 23 per cent from the previous year to AED 5.4 billion.
The average hotel stay was about 3 nights per guest, and the average revenue per available room was AED 263.
UAE nationals accounted for the largest share of the capital's hotel guests during the past year, with a share of 29 per cent, or the equivalent of 1.2 million guests.
Indian nationals led all other non-Emiratis with a share of 12 per cent, or the equivalent of 480,000 visitors, up 31 per cent from the same period in 2021.
The nationals of Britain, Egypt, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia followed with a share of 4 per cent each.
Air Canada's fleet of hundreds of planes remained grounded on Monday morning after striking flight attendants refused a government-backed order to get back to work and called on the airline to return to the bargaining table.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries saw a slight decline in overall national income in 2023, but their non-oil economies continued to grow steadily, according to new data from the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat).
Air Canada's unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after pay talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move that is expected to disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.
Dubai recorded a GDP of AED119.7 billion in the first three months of the year, marking a 4 per cent growth during the same period last year, driven by strong performances and expansion across various sectors.
Salik has posted AED 1.527 billion in revenue for the first half of the year, marking 39.5 per cent in growth driven by the introduction of variable pricing at the end of January and two new toll gates last November.
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