Dubai
Source: Government of Dubai Statistics Center and Visit Dubai

​International Visitors YTD 2019 September

		2019	% share	2018	% share	% change
1	India	1,393,000	11.5%	1,469,000	12.7%	-5.2%
2	South Africa	1,255,000	10.4%	1,225,000	10.6%	2.4%
3	United Kingdom	851,000	7.0%	866,000	7.5%	-1.7%
4	Oman	778,000	6.4%	606,000	5.2%	28.4%
5	China	729,000	6.0%	641,000	5.5%	13.7%
6	USA	481,000	4.0%	478,000	4.1%	0.6%
7	Russia	433,000	3.6%	460,000	4.0%	-5.9%
8	Germany	392,000	3.2%	388,000	3.4%	1.0%
9	Pakistan	378,000	3.1%	379,000	3.3%	-0.3%
10	Philippines	352,000	2.9%	274,000	2.4%	28.5%
11	France	273,000	2.3%	247,000	2.1%	10.5%
12	Kuwait	261,000	2.2%	276,000	2.4%	-5.4%
13	Egypt	231,000	1.9%	212,000	1.8%	9.0%
14	Iran	217,000	1.8%	271,000	2.3%	-19.9%
15	Australia	191,000	1.6%	193,000	1.7%	-1.0%
16	Italy	168,000	1.4%	162,000	1.4%	3.7%
17	Nigeria	168,000	1.4%	126,000	1.1%	33.3%
18	Jordan	122,000	1.0%	124,000	1.1%	-1.6%
19	Canada	118,000	1.0%	114,000	1.0%	3.5%
20	Kazakhstan	106,000	0.9%	85,000	0.7%	24.7%
	Other	3,183,000	26.3%	2,984,000	25.8%	6.7%
	Total	12,080,000	100.0%	11,580,000	100.0%	4.3%

Total International Visitors by Month 2019

	2019	2018	% change
Jan	1,610,000	1,590,000	1.3%
Feb	1,530,000	1,460,000	4.8%
Mar	1,610,000	1,600,000	0.6%
Apr	1,510,000	1,440,000	4.9%
May	900,000	1,070,000	-15.9%
Jun	1,200,000	940,000	27.7%
Jul	1,220,000	1,150,000	6.1%
Aug	1,270,000	1,190,000	6.7%
Sep	1,230,000	1,140,000	7.9%
YTD	12,080,000	11,580,000	4.3%

Total Tourist Accommodation Inventory YTD 2019 September
Number of Properties

	2019	2018	% change
Hotels	524	NA	NA
Apartments	192	NA	NA
Total	716	706	1.4%

Total Tourist Accommodation Number of Rooms YTD 2019 September

	2019	2018	% change
Hotels	95,253	NA	NA
Apartments	24,526	NA	NA
Total	119,779	111,864	7.1%

Total Tourist Accommodation Average Room Occupancy YTD 2019 September

	2019	2018	% pt change
Hotels	73.0%	NA	NA
Apartments	75.0%	NA	NA
Total	73.0%	75.0%	-2.0%

Number of Hotels by Classification YTD 2019 September

	2019	2018	% change
Hotels 5 star	120	NA	NA
Hotels 4 star	150	NA	NA
Hotels 1 -3 star	254	NA	NA
Hotels Total	524	NA	NA

Number of Hotel Rooms by Classification YTD 2019 September

	2019	2018	% change
Hotels 5 star	40,784	NA	NA
Hotels 4 star	30,744	NA	NA
Hotels 1 - 3 star	23,725	NA	NA
Hotels Total	95,253	NA	NA

​Average Room Occupancy by Hotel Classification YTD 2019 September

	2019	2018	% pt change
Hotels 5 star	73.0%	NA	NA
Hotels 4 star	73.0%	NA	NA
Hotels 1 -3 star	73.0%	NA	NA
Hotels Total	73.0%	NA	NA

Number of International Visitors by Key Markets 2018

		2018	% share	2017	% share	% change
1	India	2,032,000	12.8%	2,073,000	13.1%	-2.0%
2	South Africa	1,568,000	9.8%	1,529,000	9.7%	2.6%
3	United Kingdom	1,212,000	7.6%	1,265,000	8.0%	-4.2%
4	China	857,000	5.4%	764,000	4.8%	12.2%
5	Oman	829,000	5.2%	862,000	5.5%	-3.8%
6	USA	656,000	4.1%	633,000	4.0%	3.6%
7	Russia	678,000	4.3%	530,000	3.4%	27.9%
8	Germany	567,000	3.6%	506,000	3.2%	12.1%
9	Pakistan	513,000	3.2%	598,000	3.8%	-14.2%
10	Kuwait	342,000	2.1%	402,000	2.5%	-14.9%
11	Philippines	387,000	2.4%	405,000	2.6%	-4.4%
12	Iran	316,000	2.0%	503,000	3.2%	-37.2%
13	France	348,000	2.2%	298,000	1.9%	16.8%
14	Egypt	291,000	1.8%	288,000	1.8%	1.0%
15	Australia	257,000	1.6%	279,000	1.8%	-7.9%
16	Italy	234,000	1.5%	214,000	1.4%	9.3%
17	Jordan	166,000	1.0%	178,000	1.1%	-6.7%
18	Canada	161,000	1.0%	173,000	1.1%	-6.9%
19	Netherlands	140,000	0.9%	142,000	0.9%	-1.4%
20	Other	4,366,000	27.4%	4,148,000	26.3%	5.3%
	Total	15,920,000	100.0%	15,790,000	100.0%	0.8%

Total Visitors 2014 - 2018

	Visitors	% Growth
2014	13,200,000
2015	14,200,000	7.6%
2016	14,900,000	4.9%
2017	15,790,000	6.0%
2018	15,920,000	0.8%

Total Visitors by Major Market 2014 - 2018

		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2013-2018
		(000s)	(000s)	(000s)	(000s)	(000s)	% change
1	India	1,272	1,601	1,800	2,073	2,032	59.7%
2	South Africa	1,292	1,542	1,638	1,529	1,568	21.4%
3	U.K.	1,074	1,188	1,245	1,265	1,212	12.8%
4	China	350	450	540	764	857	144.9%
5	Oman	853	1,002	1,037	862	829	-2.8%
6	USA	585	602	607	633	656	12.1%
7	Russia	420	211	240	530	678	61.4%
8	Germany	429	461	462	506	567	32.2%
9	Pakistan	463	513	607	598	513	10.8%
10	Kuwait	461	410	419	402	342	-25.8%
	Other	6,001	6,220	6,305	6,628	6,666	11.1%
	Total	13,200	14,200	14,900	15,790	15,920	20.6%

Hotel Inventory 2013 - 2018

	Hotels	Hotel Rooms	% growth
2013	416	61,670
2014	445	67,487	9.4%
2015	461	72,473	7.4%
2016	475	77,879	7.5%
2017	485	82,733	6.2%
2018	519	91,085	10.1%

Apartment Hotel Inventory 2013 - 2018

	Apartment Hotels	Rooms	% growth
2013	195	22,864
2014	212	24,846	8.7%
2015	216	25,860	4.1%
2016	206	24,966	-3.5%
2017	196	24,698	-1.1%
2018	197	24,482	-0.9%

Total Tourist Accommodation Inventory 2013 - 2018

	Properties	Rooms	% growth
2013	611	84,534
2014	657	92,333	9.2%
2015	677	98,333	6.5%
2016	681	102,845	4.6%
2017	681	107,431	4.5%
2018	716	115,567	7.6%