Dubai Total Hotel Establishment Guests by Nationality (2002 - 2008)

Nationality
Arabs
UAE
Other AGCC
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Other Arab
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Yemen
Other Arab
Asia
Far East
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Other Far East
South Asia

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

% Change

2007

1,947,535
388,832
1,057,847
96,433
169,448
255,687
81,777
454,502
500,856
78,389
18,636
56,818
58,362
10,136
8,635
27,750
40,685
45,404
156,041
1,042,146
242,303
20,087
4,518
2,683
30,319
11,351
16,391
21,393
5,849
111
5,309
124,292
799,843

1,945,157
396,101
1,025,383
97,845
173,053
229,140
70,609
454,736
523,673
82,249
16,644
58,552
62,142
8,565
9,522
33,779
45,358
32,722
174,140
1,177,725
257,863
26,756
5,931
2,648
35,682
18,085
16,341
21,859
8,686
1,111
5,313
115,451
919,862

1,867,739
327,035
1,049,006
113,580
168,268
209,769
70,267
487,122
491,698
92,463
23,755
61,326
70,653
6,469
7,587
35,195
44,304
30,155
119,791
1,221,837
256,713
32,265
9,908
3,682
45,947
12,886
13,493
24,162
8,982
615
14,844
89,929
965,124

2,103,172
327,131
1,211,407
106,015
175,495
189,989
91,924
647,984
564,634
107,002
33,448
64,846
76,905
6,915
5,748
37,014
45,775
33,432
153,549
1,276,901
315,015
47,501
11,360
6,106
59,194
24,772
23,077
33,299
15,101
376
6,478
87,751
961,886

1,959,711
321,077
1,040,939
87,775
166,896
181,065
93,917
511,286
597,695
109,247
41,199
70,743
84,080
9,424
7,251
41,035
47,095
32,528
155,093
1,414,406
405,098
68,504
15,454
17,271
81,346
31,851
32,317
60,979
37,107
3,113
12,388
44,768
1,009,308

-7%

1,960,089
385,821
984,604
94,984
158,221
186,491
98,310
446,598
589,664
117,027
29,937
75,245
95,361
9,258
4,932
44,841
50,615
30,045
132,403
1,563,897
473,289
92,328
18,133
16,533
97,740
43,792
41,786
77,087
44,428
2,844
14,230
24,388
1,090,608

Source: DTCM/One Stop Information Centre

-2%
-14%
-17%
-5%
-5%
2%
-21%
6%
2%
23%
9%
9%
36%
26%
11%
3%
-3%
1%
11%
29%
44%
36%
183%
37%
29%
40%
83%
146%
728%
91%
-49%
5%

% Change

2008

0%

1,860,194
436,578
831,400
87,070
135,550
164,417
83,803
360,560
592,216
137,471
30,180
81,959
96,105
11,389
4,553
49,278
55,548
29,510
96,223
1,800,460
531,918
96,328
23,194
26,705
93,368
44,133
54,794
106,778
54,837
2,359
14,065
15,357
1,268,542

20%
-5%
8%
-5%
3%
5%
-13%
-1%
7%
-27%
6%
13%
-2%
-32%
9%
7%
-8%
-15%
11%
17%
35%
17%
-4%
20%
37%
29%
26%
20%
-9%
15%
-46%
8%

% Change
-5%
13%
-16%
-8%
-14%
-12%
-15%
-19%
0%
17%
1%
9%
1%
23%
-8%
10%
10%
-2%
-27%
15%
12%
4%
28%
62%
-4%
1%
31%
39%
23%
-17%
-1%
-37%
16%

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Dubai Total Hotel Establishment Guests by Nationality (2002 - 2008)

Nationality
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Iran
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Other South Asia
Australasia & the Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Other Pacific
Africa (excl. Arab)
East Africa
Burundi
Kenya
Malawi
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other East Africa
Other Africa
South Africa
Other Africa
Europe
Europe (excl. CIS/Baltics)
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

% Change

2007

4,045
41,779
300,484
284,675
151,446
9,453
7,961
67,801
59,700
6,956
1,145
283,407
89,261
793
24,877
405
1,873
12,938
8,817
1,190
304
38,064
194,146
67,738
126,408
1,203,194
945,075
7,681

7,171
42,665
325,088
342,571
180,993
11,494
9,880
78,444
67,627
9,327
1,490
276,683
77,163
886
18,929
640
1,564
12,420
7,283
1,497
920
33,024
199,520
72,880
126,640
1,294,885
966,834
6,332

9,310
40,777
349,330
358,954
187,291
12,258
7,204
103,850
84,035
17,548
2,267
278,401
77,669
1,018
21,087
875
1,713
12,874
7,902
2,551
1,649
28,000
200,732
81,916
118,816
1,713,802
1,307,300
15,563

11,420
8,913
8,583
67,032
156,682

15,074
10,275
11,874
80,401
236,324

17,342
41,245
389,262
341,876
177,094
16,414
26,075
187,546
144,996
29,966
12,584
395,372
121,202
1,678
31,892
2,876
4,062
18,951
14,186
5,655
4,418
37,484
274,170
81,092
193,078
2,044,572
1,622,343
25,419
23,729
13,210
14,699
103,821
252,977

44%

11,237
8,832
7,964
62,767
171,140

12,052
41,277
357,659
348,125
182,323
15,055
5,395
147,615
122,323
23,957
1,335
332,632
92,357
1,905
23,384
2,541
1,782
13,581
8,517
3,453
2,597
34,597
240,275
85,392
154,883
1,940,255
1,518,071
22,695
20,041
13,412
13,843
99,168
264,298

18,288
27,678
410,821
413,721
183,639
19,900
16,561
211,428
169,192
32,927
9,309
426,485
132,811
1,885
40,284
2,017
6,360
22,238
13,727
7,238
5,472
33,590
293,674
89,472
204,202
2,246,273
1,773,236
30,193
26,060
21,043
18,855
123,094
255,657

Source: DTCM/One Stop Information Centre

0%
9%
-2%
-3%
9%
383%
27%
19%
25%
843%
19%
31%
-12%
36%
13%
128%
40%
67%
64%
70%
8%
14%
-5%
25%
5%
7%
12%
18%
-2%
6%
5%
-4%

% Change

2008

% Change

5%

29,652
30,801
493,318
476,124
199,620
24,106
14,921
243,081
195,988
36,175
10,918
462,913
147,980
1,794
45,787
2,979
7,262
22,421
22,542
7,761
5,013
32,421
314,933
103,405
211,528
2,497,683
1,985,341
28,617
32,189
29,338
20,500
156,385
274,610

62%

-33%
6%
21%
4%
21%
-36%
13%
17%
10%
-26%
8%
10%
12%
26%
-30%
57%
17%
-3%
28%
24%
-10%
7%
10%
6%
10%
9%
19%
10%
59%
28%
19%
1%

11%
20%
15%
9%
21%
-10%
15%
16%
10%
17%
9%
11%
-5%
14%
48%
14%
1%
64%
7%
-8%
-3%
7%
16%
4%
11%
12%
-5%
24%
39%
9%
27%
7%

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Dubai Total Hotel Establishment Guests by Nationality (2002 - 2008)

Nationality
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
Other Europe
Russia/CIS/Baltics
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrghyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Tadjikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Americas
North America
Canada
Mexico
USA
Other Americas

Total Guests

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

% Change

2007

7,372
32,534
26,177
9,715
7,017
11,815
27,653

8,297
37,823
29,207
11,954
8,293
11,976
26,152

15,529
52,378
40,677
14,316
9,770
15,561
39,322

22,100
64,381
53,232
15,999
13,718
20,988
36,274

45,245
79,016
64,558
18,430
17,112
23,261
39,068

105%

47,153
93,285
77,590
21,063
21,632
29,738
46,662

447,006
106,165
258,119
4,021
4,601
401
1,609
972
5,957
755
95
111
119
222,269
811
2,752
4,471
9,175
212,197
192,650
87,985
609
104,056
19,547

458,451
115,719
328,051
5,440
8,033
770
613
1,682
9,618
1,998
106
32
451
259,081
7,181
1,303
7,709
24,034
207,334
186,036
48,656
446
136,934
21,298

605,240
144,996
406,502
8,317
10,035
1,283
79
3,019
20,711
2,529
172
248
1,136
286,120
7,965
9,391
31,494
24,003
235,095
210,959
54,036
589
156,334
24,136

681,469
176,453
422,184
10,565
17,545
1,999
315
4,490
25,062
1,615
728
1,059
1,246
288,830
6,033
5,476
40,119
17,102
359,428
326,219
64,642
1,164
260,413
33,209

687,138
214,660
422,229
13,015
15,848
9,267
1,152
5,917
36,566
3,318
1,914
772
1,547
276,921
6,251
5,792
25,555
18,394
440,063
388,150
72,098
3,048
313,004
51,913

1%

4,756,280

4,980,228

5,420,724

6,160,003

6,441,670

Source: DTCM/One Stop Information Centre

23%
21%
15%
25%
11%
8%

56%

752,381
208,830
473,037
25,529
18,117
2,890
1,310
8,897
55,142
7,652
3,228
1,042
1,640
286,162
8,244
7,389
23,978
21,817
543,626
472,148
83,083
3,345
385,720
71,478

5%

6,951,798

22%
0%
23%
-10%
364%
266%
32%
46%
105%
163%
-27%
24%
-4%
4%
6%
-36%
8%
22%
19%
12%
162%
20%

% Change

2008

% Change

4%

52,010
122,519
83,689
30,257
29,744
34,993
47,281

10%

14%

38%

854,601
188,608
512,342
24,669
22,161
4,842
1,412
9,925
59,460
9,466
2,947
1,462
1,868
294,623
7,946
5,884
40,987
24,690
666,968
585,474
118,433
4,916
462,125
81,494

8%

7,531,299

18%
20%
14%
26%
28%
19%
9%
-3%
12%
96%
14%
-69%
14%
50%
51%
131%
69%
35%
6%
3%
32%
28%
-6%
19%
24%
22%
15%
10%
23%

31%
8%
44%
38%
18%
1%

-10%
8%
-3%
22%
68%
8%
12%
8%
24%
-9%
40%
14%
3%
-4%
-20%
71%
13%
23%
24%
43%
47%
20%
14%

8%

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