Hotels around Burj Khalifa report 100% occupancy | Tripworld.com
With New Year just two weeks away, hotels in Dubai are witnessing exceptionally high occupancy rates for New Year's night. And if you’re planning to book a night in a Downtown hotel to watch Burj Khalifa’s spectacular fireworks on the New Year, it may be too late.
Hotels across Dubai have reached nearly 90 percent occupancy across the emirate and around 100 percent in Downtown and Burj Khalifa areas on New Year's eve. Search data on global hotel reservation portal Booking.com showed that bookings are not available across 88 percent of hotels in the emirate on New Year Night.
The occupancy is even higher in the Downtown and Burj Khalifa areas which are the biggest attraction on the New Year night for its magnificent firework and water fountain, reaching 99%.
Ayman Ashor, general manager, Al Bandar Rotana, and Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana, said hotels are witnessing full guests throughout the New Yr holiday, thanks to the safety actions as well as the trust associated with the folks within Dubai for secure entertainment, leisure plus business. He further added, “Selling prices are much better than the particular previous year, never to forget that we all were recovering through the pandemic within 2020. The year-on-year recovery is quicker and the prices are better. ”
UAE being one associated with the first metropolitan areas to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, the particular Emirate’s hospitality industry has been a single of the greatest beneficiaries of the particular reopening from the economic climate and return associated with the tourists and also the beginning of Expo 2020.
Since resorts are almost completely booked, the just option left for folks trying to book the night in the downtown area is a hotel house, which costs since high as Dh40, 000 on the particular New Year evening. Although some of the leftover studio flats with partial Burj Khalifa view price as high since greater than Dh13, 000.
Hussein Gamaleldin, group director associated with sales and marketing and advertising at Canal Main Hotel Business says “We've seen a European mix of guests who are coming to Dubai to experience the fun-filled New Year celebrations.” He further added, “We are very fortunate to enjoy high demand over New Year period consistently and this year is no exception with occupancy at full capacity. We have a real mix of both residents and tourists from both Asia and Europe looking to enjoy the New Year here in Dubai. ”
Ravneet Singh, associate director of sales and marketing, Arabian Courtyard Hotel and Spa, there were some cancellations in early December because of the Omicron variant, but the market bounced back and business is back again in no time.
“Hotel occupancy is over 96% from December 28 onwards and we are already on stop-sale for December 30 and 31. Hotel occupancy is surely better with average daily rates better than the last year as people are willing to travel and explore Dubai which has a lot to offer especially with the Expo 2020 running and Dubai Shopping Festival kicking off during the same period, ” Singh concluded.