More than 63 percent of the 89 million passengers who passed through Dubai airport in 2018 were in transit with just eight percent of these passengers leaving the airport to explore the emirate, according to the latest Colliers International data published by Reed Travel Exhibitions ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre between April 28 – May 01.

In the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, occupancy in Doha hotels fell 12 percent, while average day rate (ADR) dropped 11 percent, as revealed in Colliers International’s reported titled Doha Q3 2016 Review.