UAE Hospitality Report 2024

What's inside

Our report uncovers what today’s guests in UAE and globally expect. Plus, how financial technology can help hotels provide a five-star experience while maintaining the highest standards of payments security.

The research

1057

UAE consumers from 31,000 globally


400

UAE hotels from 7,600 globally


19

markets


Looking ahead

The hospitality industry in the UAE is constantly evolving. With the country’s travel and tourism sector reaching new heights, as highlighted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), 2024 has been a record-breaking year, contributing approximately AED 220 billion to the UAE’s GDP. As the nation strives to become one of the world’s most visited destinations by 2025 as part of its vision, the local hospitality industry has much to anticipate and look forward to.

While a diverse influx of tourists pose great potential for the hospitality industry, there are still challenges ahead. Fraud is on the rise, and operational costs continue to increase.

Hospitality is an industry that prides itself on exceeding guests’ needs. Can technology bridge the challenge and the opportunity?

Key findings

0%

of guests in the UAE are concerned about the risk of fraud when booking


0%

of UAE hotels believe they are fully PCI compliant


0%

of UAE hotels said their business has experienced an increase in payment fraud attack attempts in the past year


0%

of UAE hotels said that reconciliation and associated admin was holding back business ambition


0%

of UAE hotels said their reconciliation process was fully automated


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