Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism revealed the latest statistics on the performance of the tourism sector and the number of international visitors.
It demonstrated the emirate’s success in attracting 12.54 million international tourists during the first eight months of this year.
This compares to 11.93 million tourists in the same period in 2024, a growth of about 5%.
According to data issued by the department, Western Europe ranked first in terms of the source of visitors to Dubai, based on geographical region.
It accounted for 21% of the total number of visitors between January and August 2025, recording more than 2.6 million international tourists.
It was followed by the Gulf Cooperation Council region with about 17%, recording about 2.1 million tourists.
In turn, South Asia accounted for approximately 15% of the total number of international tourists to Dubai, also recording more than 1.8 million tourists.
While Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe ranked fourth with about 14%, recording about 1.8 million tourists.
For its part, the Middle East and North Africa region recorded 1.38 million tourists, representing 11% of the total.
While North and Southeast Asian countries accounted for 9% of the total, recording more than 1.15 million international tourists.
The total number of international tourists from the Americas reached more than 879,000, accounting for 7% of the total number.
Compared to a share of about 4% for Africa, with an average of about 554 thousand visitors, while the “Australasia” region accounted for about 2%, with an average of 245 thousand international tourists.
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In addition, the number of hotel rooms in Dubai at the end of August 2025 reached more than 152,200 hotel rooms within 818 hotel facilities.
Compared to approximately 151,300 hotel rooms across 824 properties at the end of August 2024.
The average hotel occupancy rate in all establishments operating in Dubai was 78.5% during the period between January and August 2025, compared to 76.2% during the same period in 2024.
The average daily price of a hotel room in Dubai reached 526 dirhams at the end of August 2025.
This is compared to 503 dirhams in the same period last year, a growth of 4%.
While the average revenue from available rooms reached 413 dirhams at the end of last August, compared to 384 dirhams in the same period last year.
This is a growth of about 8%.
