Table of Content

Travel in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International
October 2020

List OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on travel
COVID-19 country impact
Company response to COVID-19: Airlines and hotels
Impact of COVID-19 on online bookings and travel intermediaries
What next for travel?
CHART 1 Inbound Receipts: 2020-2025
CHART 2 Average Spend per Trip for Inbound Arrivals: 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Annual Leave: Volume 2015-2020
Table 2 Travellers by Age: Number of People 2015-2020
Table 3 Seasonality: Number of People 2015-2020
Table 4 Leisure Outbound Demographics: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 5 Other Transport Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 6 Other Transport Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 7 Forecast Other Transport Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Other Transport Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Activities and Experiences: Value 2015-2020
Table 10 Forecast Activities and Experiences: Value 2020-2025
GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Business and leisure tourism flows to the United Arab Emirates hit hard by the halt in global travel in 2020
Domestic tourism provides green shoots of recovery in late 2020
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
United Arab Emirates set to recover global hub status with strong growth in inbound arrivals from 2021
China and India drive tourism flows over the forecast period as links with Israel provide new growth opportunities
CATEGORY DATA
Table 11 Inbound Arrivals: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 12 Inbound Arrivals by Country: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 13 Inbound City Arrivals 2015-2020
Table 14 Inbound Receipts: Value 2015-2020
Table 15 Leisure Inbound Demographics: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 16 Forecast Inbound Arrivals: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 17 Forecast Inbound Arrivals by Country: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 18 Forecast Inbound Receipts: Value 2020-2025
Table 19 Domestic Trips by Destination: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 20 Domestic Business Trips by Travel Mode: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 21 Domestic Leisure Trips by Travel Mode: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 22 Domestic Expenditure: Value 2015-2020
Table 23 Forecast Domestic Business Trips by Travel Mode: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 24 Forecast Domestic Leisure Trips by Travel Mode: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 25 Forecast Domestic Expenditure: Value 2020-2025
Table 26 Outbound Departures: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 27 Outbound Departures by Destination: Number of Trips 2015-2020
Table 28 Outbound Expenditure: Value 2015-2020
Table 29 Forecast Outbound Departures: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 30 Forecast Outbound Departures by Destination: Number of Trips 2020-2025
Table 31 Forecast Outbound Expenditure: Value 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Lodging establishments struggle as capacity vastly outstrips demand in 2020
Hotels seek to appeal to domestic tourists as economy reopens
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Domestic tourism and mid-market hotels set to drive recovery in lodging
“Bleisure” travel set to appeal to millennials over the forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
Table 32 Lodging Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 33 Lodging Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 34 Hotels Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 35 Hotels Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 36 Other Lodging Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 37 Other Lodging Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 38 Lodging Outlets: Units 2015-2020
Table 39 Lodging: Number of Rooms 2015-2020
Table 40 Lodging by Incoming vs Domestic: % Value 2015-2020
Table 41 Hotels NBO Company Shares: % Value 2016-2020
Table 42 Hotel Brands by Key Performance Indicators 2020
Table 43 Forecast Lodging Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 44 Forecast Lodging Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 45 Forecast Hotels Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 46 Forecast Hotels Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 47 Forecast Other Lodging Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 48 Forecast Other Lodging Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 49 Forecast Lodging Outlets: Units 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Travel intermediaries’ revenues hit hard by cancellations and refunds in 2020
Travel intermediaries enhance core service as focus turns to recovery
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Domestic and regional tourism provide impetus for growth during the forecast period
Shift towards online and mobile bookings set to underpin digital investment over the forecast period
Table 50 Travel Planning and Booking in United Arab Emirates: Purchase Factors 2020
CATEGORY DATA
Table 51 Travel Intermediaries Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 52 Intermediaries Corporate Business Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 53 Intermediaries Leisure Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 54 Travel Intermediaries NBO Company Shares: % Value 2016-2020
Table 55 Online Travel Sales to Residents: Value 2015-2020
Table 56 Total Mobile Travel Sales to Residents: Value 2015-2020
Table 57 Forecast Travel Intermediaries Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 58 Forecast Intermediaries Corporate Business Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 59 Forecast Intermediaries Leisure Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 60 Forecast Online Travel Sales to Residents: Value 2020-2025
Table 61 Forecast Total Mobile Travel Sales to Residents: Value 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Airlines switch to cargo operations as COVID-19 grounds fleets and demand is slow to return in 2020
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi set to shake up industry dynamics
RECOVERY
Leisure travel and low cost carriers set for faster rebound during the forecast period
Low cost carriers well positioned to grow share through new markets and appeal to price-sensitive consumers
CATEGORY DATA
Table 62 Airlines Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 63 Airlines Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 64 Airlines: Passengers Carried 2015-2020
Table 65 Airlines NBO Company Shares: % Value 2016-2020
Table 66 Charter Airlines Brands by Key Performance Indicators 2020
Table 67 Low Cost Carriers Airlines Brands by Key Performance Indicators 2020
Table 68 Scheduled Airlines Brands by Key Performance Indicators 2020
Table 69 Forecast Airlines Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 70 Forecast Airlines Online Sales: Value 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Almost total halting of inbound business travel leads to sharp fall in demand for car rental in 2020
United Arab Emirates offers good prospects for car rental once demand returns
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Slow return to growth for car rental
Car rental online set to drive growth over the forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
Table 71 Car Rental Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 72 Car Rental Online Sales: Value 2015-2020
Table 73 Structure of Car Rental Market 2015-2020
Table 74 Car Rental NBO Company Shares: % Value 2016-2020
Table 75 Car Rental Brands by Key Performance Indicators 2020
Table 76 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2020-2025
Table 77 Forecast Car Rental Online Sales: Value 2020-2025