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HOTEL REPORTJUNE 2018

Dearfriends,

TheJunefiguresforhotelperformanceallowustodrawalineunderthefirsthalfof2018;thisisareportwithbothpositivesandnegativestotakeintoconsideration.

Ourultimateaimofachievinganewbenchmarkvisitorfigurefortheyeariscurrentlystillontrackandlooksingoodshape.ForthemonthofJune,wecanreporta6%increaseinthenumberofhotelguestsstayinginAbuDhabicomparedwiththesameperiodin2017.Intotal,339,592hotelguestswererecordedintheemirate’s162hotelsandhotelapartments..Thisrepresentsanincreaseofmorethan19,000comparedtoJune2017.

ThelatestfiguresalsoshowthattheJunearrivalsaredrivenbyincreasesinuptakefrombothSaudiArabiaandtheUnitedStates,withbothcountriespostingsignificantpercentagegrowth(approximately57%and27%respectively).

TheinfluxofadditionalSaudiguestscannaturallybeattributed,atleastinpart,totheHolyMonthofRamadan.Itisworthnotingthatlastyear’sRamadanincluded24Junedays,butonly14daysin2018,Despitethisunfavourablecomparison,thenumberofSaudihotelguestwereonly4.6%below2017numbers.Conversely,theJunefiguresfromtheUSforJunewereupbyalmost26%onayear-to-datebasis.

Theemirate’spopularitywithChinesevisitorstookadipinJune,withthecountrypostinganalmost11%declineinvisitationnumbers.ThismeantChinalostitsplaceastheNo.1overseassourcemarketforthismonth– but2018todate,thecountrystillrepresentsAbuDhabi’slargestoverseassourceofguests(almost16%upfortheyear).

Visitornumberswereinhealthyterritoryforotherkeymarkets,withIndiatakingtopspotforJunewithmorethan29,900Indianguestsarriving,whichrepresenteda3.7%increasefromJune2017.Thiscontributedtoanincreaseof19%forthecountrysofarthisyear.

TheUKposteda14.5%increaseforthemonth,a12.9%increasefortheYear-to-date.Regionallyspeaking,hotelguestnumberswerepositiveforthemonthinAbuDhabiCity(5.6%),AlAin(7.6%)andAlDhafra (15.3%).OccupancyRateswerealsoinpositiveterritoryinallthreeregions(6.4%,8.5%and22.2%respectively).

Incontrasttothesepositivemetrics,wemustcontinuetoacknowledgethechallengeswearefacing:inJune,TotalRevenuesandRevenueperAvailableRoom(RevPAR)increasedonlyslightly(around1%)comparedtoJune2017,butAverageRoomRate(ARR)decreasedbyabout6%.Onayear-to-datebasis,HotelRevenuesaredown4.5%,ARRisdown6.9%andRevPARisdown5%.Asever,weconsiderthisajointresponsibilitythatwearelookingtoaddressinconcertwithyourefforts,aswelooktobringallourmetricsintopositiveterritory.

Asweheadintothesecondhalfoftheyear,DCTAbuDhabiwillmaintainthemomentumwehavealreadygeneratedin2018,withourtraditionallystrongline-upofeventsfromJulytoDecemberakeydriverforourcollectiveambitions.

Yourssincerely,Saif SaeedGhobashUndersecretary,DepartmentofCulture&Tourism– AbuDhabi

HOTEL GUESTS

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

PAGE 2

PERFORMANCE BY REGION PAGE 3

PERFORMANCE BY STAR RATING PAGE 4

UPCOMING EVENTS PAGE 5

DCT NEWS PAGE 6

GLOSSARY PAGE 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

JUNE 2018

2017 2018

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

OCCUPANCY RATE

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (ALOS-DAYS)

HOTEL TOTAL REVENUE (MILLION UAE)

AVERAGE ROOM RATE (UAE)

REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM (UAE)

HOTEL GUESTS (000)

419 406 465 438 346 340 0 0 0 0 0 0

396352

414 445369

320402 432 420 404 427 475

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

75% 78% 80% 78% 62% 56% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

75% 77% 75% 76%65%

52%62% 66% 71%

79% 83% 79%


2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.52.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.5


471 471 542 498 368 299 0 0 0 0 0 0

505 535 510 522408

294 327 334395

533676

582


362 365 366 360 298 271 0 0 0 0 0 0

378457

362 381309 288 281 275 302

383515 421


272 286 293 282 184 151 0 0 0 0 0 0

285352

271 290

201150 173 181

214

302426 331


2.6 2.6

2017 2018

2,774 2,650

2017 2018

367 342

2017 2018

257 244

2017 2018

1

70% 71%

2017 2018

2,296 2,413

2017 2018

162 Hotels with 31,545 rooms

From Previous Year

From Previous Year

From Previous Year

From Previous Year

From Previous Year

From Previous Year

YTD (JAN- JUN)

JUNE 2018

+5.1%

+2.0%

+2.6%

-4.5%

-6.9%

-5.0%

185.3

165.2

119.7

75.3

89.7

77.3

65.9

70.2

214.6

196.6

135.2

94.7

82.2

80.8

77.3

66.9

China

India

UK

United States

Philippines

Egypt

Germany

Saudi Arabia

2.1

1.4

2.8

3.8 3.7

1.8

2.6

4.7

2.32.2

1.5

2.8

3.73.1

1.9

2.8

4.6

2.2

TOP NON-UAE NATIONALITIES (000)

% Change

HOTEL GUESTS

From Previous Year

HOTEL GUESTS HOTEL GUESTS

From Previous Year

100,894 107,961

219,421 231,631

2017 2018

705,444 692,398

1,590,748 1,720,832

2017 2018

28.8

24.7

21.0

13.3

8.2

11.9

9.8

8.6

29.9

22.0

16.7

15.3

12.9

12.9

12.4

8.9

India

China

Philippines

UK

Saudi Arabia

Egypt

United States

Jordan

2

ALOS BY NATIONALITY (DAYS)

TRIP MAIN PURPOSE

Vacations Business Mice VFR Shopping Others

% Change

Non UAEUAE

2.0

2.5

1.21.5

3.3

2.22.6

3.6

2.42.0

2.7

1.41.8

3.6

2.2

2.7

3.3

2.6

JUNE 2018

JUNE 2018 YTD (JAN- JUN)

339,592 2,413,230

3.7%

-10.8%

-20.6%

14.5%

56.8%

8.5%

26.6%

4.3%

15.8%

19.0%

12.9%

25.8%

-8.3%

4.6%

17.4%

-4.6%

2018

JUNE 2017 JUNE 2018 YTD 2017 YTD 2018

JUNE 2018 YTD 2018

+6.0% +5.1%

52%

30%

7%5%

4%3%

51%

30%

7%

6%

4%2%

GUESTS

OCCUPANCY RATE

ALOS DAYS

REVENUES (M AED)

ARR (AED)

REVPAR (AED)

PERFORMANCE BY REGION

GUESTS

OCCUPANCY RATE

ALOS DAYS

REVENUES (M AED)

ARR (AED)

REVPAR (AED)

27%

12%

7%

7%

6%

5%

UAE

China

Saudi Arabia

India

UK

Germany

27%

10%

8%

6%

4%

4%

UAE

China

India

UK

United States

Philippines

ABU DHABI132 Hotels with

27,833 rooms

AL AIN19 Hotels with

2,505 rooms

AL DHAFRA11 Hotels with

1,207 rooms

3

ABU DHABI Al AIN Al DHAFRA

Actual % Change vs Previous Year Actual

% Change vsPrevious Year Actual

% Change vs Previous Year

ABU DHABI Al AIN Al DHAFRA

Actual % Change vsPrevious YTD



SUPPLY AND TOP NATIONALITIES - YTD

JUNE 2018

JUNE 2018

YTD (JAN- JUN) 2018

48%

8%

5%

4%

3%

3%

UAE

Oman

India

Egypt

Jordan

Philippines

300,614

57%

2.5

269.6

268

154

5.6%

6.4%

4.6%

1.9%

-5.1%

1.0%

30,224

47%

1.9

20.3

276

131

7.6%

8.5%

-5.3%

-0.3%

-7.4%

0.5%

8,754

31%

2.1

8.8

389

121

15.3%

22.2%

4.3%

-0.1%

-25.1%

-8.4%

2,134,014

74%

2.7

2,394.9

337

250

5.3%

3.1%

3.2%

-4.1%

-7.0%

-4.1%

206,991

56%

2.0

143.4

288

161

1.5%

-5.3%

0.5%

-12.6%

-13.9%

-18.4%

72,225

44%

2.1

111.7

646

287

9.4%

-12.5%

-14.4%

-1.1%

11.7%

-2.3%

2018

PERFORMANCE BY STAR RATING

HOTEL GUESTS (000)

OCCUPANCY RATE (%)

ARR (AED)

128113

50

15 9 5

139

117

56

15 9 4

5 Star 4 Star 3-1 Star Deluxe Superior Standard

41%

57% 54%

70%64% 64%

44%

62%56%

74% 69% 72%


403

224183

320

226 201

385

202 171

295

204 178


956

732

392

104 76 36

1,047

785

387

103 65 27


64%74% 72%

77% 74% 73%67%

75%69%

82%74% 76%


541

270221

343

244212

509

236194

310

215 185


5 Star 4 Star 3 -1 Star

Deluxe Superior Standard

29%

13%

7%

5%

5%

5%

UAE

China

UK

India

Germany

United States

35%

7%

6%

6%

5%

3%

UAE

India

United States

UK

Saudi Arabia

Philippines

29%

9%

8%

5%

4%

4%

UAE

China

India

UK

Egypt

United States

24%

15%

7%

6%

5%

3%

UAE

India

Philippines

Egypt

Pakistan

UK

35%

12%

5%

4%

4%

4%

UAE

India

Philippines

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Pakistan

19%

13%

9%

7%

6%

5%

UAE

India

Philippines

Pakistan

Egypt

Nepal

HOTEL GUESTS (000)

4

46 HOTELS13,112 ROOMS



DELUXE


SUPERIORSTANDARD


11 HOTELS616 ROOMS

JUNE 2018

TOP NATIONALITIES YTD - 2018

JUNE 2017 JUNE 2018 YTD 2017 YTD 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

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For detailed list of events please check https://abudhabievents.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx

JUNE 2018

JULY 2018

AUGUST 2018

https://abudhabievents.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx

DCT ABU DHABI NEWS

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JUNE 2018

Department Concludes Successful Roadshow in Kazakhstan and Ukraine: Promotional activities recently organized by the Department in Kazakhstan and Ukraine aimed to reinforce ties with key stakeholders in these markets and capitalize on newly-relaxed visa rules for Kazakh and Ukrainian travellers. The Kazakhstan roadshow attracted more than 90 local travel trade experts, with the Ukrainian roadshow attracting more than 120 stakeholders.

Department leads trade meeting with Saudi delegation: The Department successfully hosted a three-day delegation of ten key stakeholders and senior travel experts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between June 29th and July 1st. Given KSA’s important source-market status, this high-level trade meeting was focused on ways to leverage opportunities and address challenges as Abu Dhabi aims to attract 5.5 million visitors by end of 2018, with Saudi travellers making up a significant percentage of that total.

Abu Dhabi Summer Season: The much-loved and hugely popular Abu Dhabi Summer Season (ADSS) is back. Running from Thursday, 21st June until Saturday, 18th August, UAE residents and visitors will have the chance to win a whole host of exciting prizes and deals as they ‘Unbox the Amazing’ at participating malls.

Eid Al Fitr: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) in association with the Department of Economic Development of Abu Dhabi (DED) recently concluded a 24-hour mall mega sale, featuring discounts of up to 90 per cent, as part of 2018’s Eid Fest celebrations. The one-day event saw more than 1,500 stores involved, with more than 455,000 visitors from across the region and beyond coming to Abu Dhabi to celebrate this special occasion.

‘Unbox the Amazing’ was created especially for ADSS 2018, where for every AED250 spent shoppers will get the chance to register digitally for a chance to win instant prizes, including vouchers for luxury dining at Abu Dhabi’s high-end hotel restaurants, and also gain entry into the grand raffle with the chance of winning a car.

The delegation representing AbuDhabi in Almaty and Kiev includedrepresentatives from Etihad Airwaysand Yas Experiences, along withhotels including Yas Viceroy, St. RegisAbu Dhabi, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr,Saadiyat Rotana, Royal Rose,InterContinental Abu Dhabi and AlRaha Beach Hotel.

GLOSSARY

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JUNE 2018

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The content and data included in the report are subject to alteration with the emergence of more accurate data or the acquisition of the full required data, in accordance with the requirements of the data updating process or audit conducted in accordance with UAE legislation and procedures.

DCT Abu Dhabi shall not be held accountable to the requestor or any other parties regarding alterations made to the data or information contained in this report as a result of the updating process, the conducted audit, the emergence of new data obtained from partners' overseas sources, or in any other case.

Number of rooms available during the month covered by the report excluding out-of-order (a room status term indicating that a room is scheduled for maintenance, refurbishment, deep cleaning, etc.)

Available rooms for sale

Occupied rooms

Occupancy Rate, %

Hotel Guests

Guests Nights

Average Lengthof Stay (ALOS)

Total revenues

Average room(daily) rateARR/ADR

Revenue peravailable room

RevPAR

Number of rooms used on a daily basis including complimentary rooms.

Occupancy is the percentage of available rooms that are occupied, calculated by dividing the number of occupied rooms by the available rooms.

Number of guests staying in the hotel including those who occupied complimentary or non-revenue generating rooms either for day-stay or overnight-stay.

Number of night guests spent in the hotel regardless of the type of rooms they occupy.

Average number of nights guests spent in a single stay, calculated by dividing guest nights by hotel guests.

Revenue generated by hotels from all their operations, including service charge and taxes.

A ratio that indicates average room rate and to what extent rooms are being up-sold or discounted; calculated by dividing room revenue by the number of occupied rooms. (excludes complimentary & house use)

Revenue per Available rooms, calculated by dividing the total revenues by total rooms in hotel minus out-of-service rooms

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