- Newest STR report highlights large resort growth plans in Makkah, Doha, Riyadh, Medina, Muscat and Dubai
- ATM 2022 organisers anticipate vital presence at dwell occasion from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and UAE
Regardless of the pandemic headwinds that the worldwide hospitality business has needed to deal with over the previous two years, new resort growth in prime tourism locations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the UAE, stays substantial even by world requirements.
In keeping with new analysis commissioned by Arabian Journey Market and carried out on the finish of 2021 by resort market intelligence and world benchmarking firm STR, Makkah and Doha are each increasing their resort room stock by 76%, adopted by Riyadh, Medina and Muscat with 66%, 60% and 59% development respectively.
In Dubai, rooms development stands at 26%, which remains to be extraordinary, contemplating its present base and following years of steady resort growth – it’s nonetheless greater than double the worldwide common.
Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME – Arabian Journey Market (ATM), which takes place on the Dubai World Commerce Centre on 9-12 Could 2022 stated, “With the worldwide common sitting at 12% we’re witnessing a number of GCC locations rising at six instances these charges.”
“These figures coupled with the continuing leisure in journey restrictions, will undoubtedly encourage journey professionals all through the Center East and additional afield. As such we expect a considerable improve within the variety of members at our dwell occasion this yr, particularly Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the UAE,” she added.
In keeping with the report, there are virtually 2.5 million resort rooms at present beneath contract world wide, 3.2% or 80,000 rooms of that offer is going down in Saudi Arabia alone.
Moreover, though Expo 2020 in Dubai, is now drawing to an in depth (31 March 2022), the mega occasion has been the catalyst for accelerated resort room development within the UAE with virtually 50,000 rooms nonetheless resulting from open throughout the Emirates.
Following carefully behind is Doha with last preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2022 now being put in place. Doha is on observe to ship 23,000 resort rooms pre- and post-World Cup 2022, including to the nation’s burgeoning resort property portfolio.
“While the precise numbers could not appear notably vital compared to the worldwide resort room pipeline, the expansion above present provide is staggering and underlines authorities technique to diversify their economies away from hydrocarbon receipts and their confidence within the development of tourism all through the area,” stated Curtis.
Now in its twenty ninth yr and dealing in collaboration with the Dubai World Commerce Centre (DWTC) and Dubai’s Division of Economic system and Tourism (DET) – previously the Division of Tourism and Commerce Advertising and marketing (DTCM) – ATM present highlights in 2022 will embrace, amongst others, vacation spot summits targeted on the important thing supply markets of Saudi Arabia, Russia and India.
One new characteristic this yr can be ATM Journey Tech. Beforehand known as Journey Ahead, the rebranded and revamped occasion will characteristic the ATM Journey Tech Stage internet hosting seminars, debates and shows together with pitches from finalists within the brand-new ATM Draper-Aladdin Begin-up Competitors.
The devoted ARIVALDubai@ATM discussion board will cowl present and future traits for tour operators and sights, specializing in rising enterprise by advertising and marketing, expertise, distribution, thought management and executive-level connections.
ATM will as soon as once more play an integral function in Arabian Journey Week, a pageant of occasions devoted to enabling journey professionals from all around the world to collaborate and form the restoration of the Center East journey business by exhibitions, conferences, breakfast briefings, awards, product launches and networking occasions.
The UAE stays probably the most Covid-secure nations on the planet, with constantly low case charges and strong measures to make sure vacationers’ security at each stage of their go to. Like its neighbouring emirates, Dubai is dedicated to sustaining the best hygiene and security requirements. The World Journey and Tourism Council (WTTC) has endorsed its pandemic administration, awarding the town a ‘Protected Travels’ stamp.
In step with the UAE authorities’s forward-thinking transition to a four-and-a-half-day, Monday-to-Friday workweek, this yr’s version of ATM will begin on Monday 9 Could.