Abu Dhabi: Hotel guests in Abu Dhabi increased 16 per cent in the first 11 months of the year to 1,903,888, the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) said in a statement. Guest nights also rose 23 per cent to 5,694,140 from 4,640,893 last year.

Despite an 8 per cent decrease in the average length of stay — the mean figure dipped from 3.22 nights in November last year to 2.96 last month — and small dips in room, food and beverage, and other revenue contributors, revenue from Abu Dhabi's hotels and hotel apartments accounted for Dh3.96 billion, a four per cent increase over 2010.

Last month, Abu Dhabi welcomed 206,748 hotel guests, a 22 per cent increase over the corresponding month last year. Also, it is the first time in two years that the figure for a calendar month has surpassed 200,000.

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