RAK reports strong start to 2016
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Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced an increase of 23.7% in occupancy across the emirate’s hotels and resorts for the month of January 2016.
Figures from the industry for the first month of the year show that 2016 is off to a strong start for RAK’s tourism sector with hotels reporting increases across key performance indicators.
Haitham Mattar, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority said: “We recently reported our 2015 full year visitor figures which showed another year of growth and these results for January 2016 further demonstrate the strong position of the emirate.
“Under the visionary guidance of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah; we are making good progress towards our Vision for 2018 of attracting 1m visitors.”
Compared to January 2015, hotels in the emirate reported a 10.3% year-on-year increase in Rev PAR. In addition, the emirate’s hotels reported occupancy rate of 62.2%, up by 23.7% when compared to January 2015.
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