Abu Dhabi tourism to triple
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 18 - 2007 at 11:18
The number of tourists in Abu Dhabi is expected to reach three million per year in 2015, a three-fold increase from the current total of one million in 2007, according to His Highness Khaldoon Mubarak, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Authority. Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Conference sponsored by our sister company Meed, Mubarak said the emirate's hotels are currently at 95% occupancy, and in order to meet expected demand, it is planning to increase the number of hotel rooms to 25,000 by 2015, up from about 9,000 at present. He said Abu Dhabi is focusing on high-end and business tourism.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterSunday, November 18 - 2007 at 11:18 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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