Ajman hotels busier than Dubai as staycationers head north

DUBAI: Ajman hotels were busier than Dubai in the first quarter as staycationers escaped the city and headed north.

New data from hospitality research group STR, reveals that the UAE’s northern emirates recorded some of the best hotel occupancy across the entire region last month.

Dubai occupancy for the first quarter of 2021 was 61.7 percent while Ajman raced ahead with occupancy of 74.8 percent, the company told Arab News.