Dubai, UAE – Revenues recorded by hotel rooms in Dubai last January amounted to 2.74 billion dirhams.
Compared to 2.3 billion dirhams during the same period in the previous year, 2025.
With a growth rate of approximately 19%, according to data issued by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.
Revenues were calculated based on the number of hotel rooms occupied at the end of the comparison period, in the average return per room sold, on a daily basis.
The significant increase in revenues from hotel establishments operating in Dubai is attributed to the high average return per room.
In addition to the growth in the number of hotel nights sold, the length of stay of guests in Dubai hotels last January recorded 3.79 hotel nights, compared to 3.76 nights in the same period in 2025.
While the number of nights (booked rooms) reached more than 4.11 million overnight stays.
Compared to about 4.01 million overnight stays during the comparison period, a growth rate of 2%.
The average daily price of a hotel room in Dubai reached 775 dirhams during January 2026, compared to 683 dirhams in the same period last year, a growth of 13%.
While the average revenue from available rooms reached 668 dirhams, compared to 576 dirhams in the same period last year, a growth of 16%.
The data showed growth in all performance indicators in the hospitality sector in Dubai.
This includes the number of international tourists, average return per room, average daily rate, general occupancy rate, hotel market size, and number of nights spent by tourists.
In addition to the average accommodation per tourist, given the growth in the tourist and hotel capacity indicators.
The number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of January 2026 reached more than 154.7 thousand hotel rooms, out of 827 hotel facilities, compared to 153.6 thousand hotel rooms, out of 831 facilities at the end of January 2025.
3% in the number of international visitors
The Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai revealed the latest statistics on the performance of the tourism sector and the number of international visitors during January 2026, which showed the emirate’s success in attracting two million international tourists.
Compared to 1.94 million tourists in the same period in 2025, a growth rate of about 3%.
