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Gulf Hotels to Add 126,000 Rooms by 2030, Boosting GCC Supply
The UAE and Saudi Arabia lead the pipeline, adding 23,000 and 94,500 rooms respectively.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Research by Cavendish Maxwell indicates that the Gulf Cooperation Council will see an addition of almost 126,000 hotel rooms by 2030, lifting the region’s total supply to roughly 616,000 rooms. The United Arab Emirates, which currently hosts about 43% of the GCC’s inventory, will contribute more than 23,000 new rooms, including 11,180 in Dubai. Saudi Arabia follows with nearly 94,500 rooms planned, bringing its total to close to 275,300. The data comes from a study released at the Future Hospitality Summit World, noting that occupancy fell across all GCC markets during the first eight months of 2026, yet room rates have remained resilient.
Key facts
- Nearly 126,000 new hotel rooms will open across the Gulf by 2030 (gulfnews.com)
- UAE will add more than 23,000 rooms, including 11,180 in Dubai (gulfnews.com)
- Saudi Arabia plans almost 94,500 new rooms, raising its total to nearly 275,300 (gulfnews.com)
- Current GCC hotel inventory is about 490,000 rooms (gulfnews.com)
- Occupancy fell across GCC markets in first eight months of 2026 (gulfnews.com)
Sources
- [1] gulfnews.com — originally reported as “Gulf Hotel Boom: 126,000 New Rooms to Lift GCC Supply to 616,000 by 2030”
