Boosted by the holiday season, Dubai’s hotel industry achieved its highest December revenue per available room (RevPAR) since 2007, according to preliminary data from CoStar, a provider of real estate marketplace intelligence and analytics.
In December 2025, key metrics showed strong year-on-year growth: occupancy reached 84.3 per cent (+3.4 per cent), while the average daily rate (ADR), rose to Dh1,042.11 (+11.1 per cent). RevPAR climbed to Dh878.19 (+15.0 per cent). Occupancy was the highest for a December since 2006, while ADR was the highest recorded in 2025.
On New Year’s Eve, performance peaked at 94.1 per cent occupancy, ADR of Dh2,286.60, and RevPAR of Dh2,151.40 - the first night on record with both above Dh2,000. For nine consecutive nights from December 23, occupancy stayed above 80 per cent and ADR above Dh1,000.