Dubai to add 5,000 hotel rooms in second half of 2025

Dubai is set to add more than 5,000 hotel rooms across 19 properties in the second half of 2025, and another 6,000 rooms next year, with most new openings pushing the market further into the luxury segment

That’s according to real estate consultancy Cavendish Maxwell’s H1 2025 Dubai hospitality sector market performance report, which shows visitor numbers climbed 6.1% year-on-year to reach 9.9 million in the first half, driving occupancy rates to 81%.

That growth has put pressure on the hotel inventory, which currently stands at 157,144 keys across 748 properties, following the delivery of 900 rooms in five new hotels during H1 2025. 

The pace of expansion is now set to accelerate in H2 with 19 openings adding more than 5,000 rooms. 

Highlights include the 259‑key Mandarin Oriental Downtown Dubai, set to open in October; the Anantara Seven City in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (78 keys); Jumeirah Living Business Bay (82 keys); and Moxy Al Barsha Dubai (480 keys).