Airbnb Occupancy Rates in United Arab Emirates Occupancy and revenue by city (October 2026)
Airbnb Occupancy Rates in United Arab Emirates
Occupancy and revenue by city (October 2026) Source: GuestFavoritesLast updated: 2026-10-16
The Airbnb occupancy rate in the United Arab Emirates is 69%, with an average daily rate of AED734 and AED174,789 in annual revenue per listing, across 29,538 active listings.
How many active Airbnb listings are in the United Arab Emirates?
There are 29,538 active Airbnb listings in the United Arab Emirates, across 7 regions tracked by GuestFavorites.
What is the most profitable Airbnb location in the United Arab Emirates?
By annual revenue per listing, Burj Khalifa leads the markets we track in the United Arab Emirates at AED275,684 per property per year.
How is the United Arab Emirates Airbnb market data calculated?
GuestFavorites tracks United Arab Emirates Airbnb listings over the last 12 months (October 2025 - September 2026, 7 regions). Occupancy is the share of available nights that were booked, and country averages give more weight to markets with more listings. City-by-city figures are below.
The largest Airbnb markets in the United Arab Emirates are Dubai Marina, Business Bay, Burj Khalifa, Al Barsha South Fourth, Al Merkadh.
Airbnb Markets in the United Arab Emirates (October 2026)
7 regions
United Arab Emirates Airbnb Market Guide
Where you buy matters more than any other Airbnb decision. This guide uses GuestFavorites data to compare occupancy, nightly rates, and revenue across United Arab Emirates.
We track 7 regions in the United Arab Emirates. Demand, pricing, and revenue vary a lot between them, so compare markets before you invest.
Which Cities Have the Most Airbnb Listings in the United Arab Emirates?
These are the largest Airbnb markets in the United Arab Emirates by number of active listings:
- Dubai Marina: 4,019 active listings | Occupancy: 69% | Daily Rate: AED835 | Annual Revenue: AED210,871
- Business Bay: 3,949 active listings | Occupancy: 70% | Daily Rate: AED638 | Annual Revenue: AED163,279
- Burj Khalifa: 2,960 active listings | Occupancy: 71% | Daily Rate: AED1,070 | Annual Revenue: AED275,684
- Al Barsha South Fourth: 2,137 active listings | Occupancy: 73% | Daily Rate: AED442 | Annual Revenue: AED118,348
- Al Merkadh: 1,306 active listings | Occupancy: 74% | Daily Rate: AED470 | Annual Revenue: AED127,012
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Airbnb Market Performance in the United Arab Emirates
Daily RateAED734Average nightly price across United Arab Emirates
Occupancy Rate69% Strong demand
Annual Revenue per ListingAED174,789Average yearly earnings per property
Active Listings29,538Active Airbnb listings in the United Arab Emirates
Largest Airbnb Markets by Listings
Markets with the most active Airbnb listings. Large supply usually means established demand, but also more competition.
Dubai Marina, Dubai
4,019 active listings
Occupancy 69%
Daily Rate AED835
Revenue AED210,871
Business Bay, Dubai
3,949 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED638
Revenue AED163,279
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
2,960 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED1,070
Revenue AED275,684
Al Barsha South Fourth, Dubai
2,137 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED442
Revenue AED118,348
Al Merkadh, Dubai
1,306 active listings
Occupancy 74%
Daily Rate AED470
Revenue AED127,012
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
1,119 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED1,249
Revenue AED318,967
Al Kheeran First, Dubai
618 active listings
Occupancy 76%
Daily Rate AED689
Revenue AED189,892
Al Thanyah Fifth, Dubai
498 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED623
Revenue AED165,013
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, Dubai
495 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED620
Revenue AED169,967
Al Barsha First, Dubai
476 active listings
Occupancy 35%
Daily Rate AED546
Revenue AED69,354
Za'abeel Second, Dubai
455 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED985
Revenue AED263,023
Al Jadaf, Dubai
402 active listings
Occupancy 66%
Daily Rate AED469
Revenue AED113,485
Al Barsha South Third, Dubai
335 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED378
Revenue AED100,773
Al Thanyah First, Dubai
311 active listings
Occupancy 44%
Daily Rate AED530
Revenue AED84,239
Al Mamzar, Dubai
305 active listings
Occupancy 49%
Daily Rate AED398
Revenue AED71,841
Mankhool, Dubai
282 active listings
Occupancy 33%
Daily Rate AED612
Revenue AED74,411
Jebel Ali First, Dubai
252 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED495
Revenue AED128,153
Al Wasl, Dubai
233 active listings
Occupancy 64%
Daily Rate AED890
Revenue AED207,236
Al Hebiah Fourth, Dubai
220 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED492
Revenue AED131,172
Al Hebiah Third, Dubai
189 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED439
Revenue AED117,128
Highest Revenue per Listing
Markets where the average listing earns the most per year. Revenue is not profit: check purchase prices and local rules before investing.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
2,960 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED1,070
Revenue AED275,684
Za'abeel Second, Dubai
455 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED985
Revenue AED263,023
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
1,119 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED1,249
Revenue AED318,967
Dubai Marina, Dubai
4,019 active listings
Occupancy 69%
Daily Rate AED835
Revenue AED210,871
Al Kheeran First, Dubai
618 active listings
Occupancy 76%
Daily Rate AED689
Revenue AED189,892
Al Thanyah Fifth, Dubai
498 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED623
Revenue AED165,013
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, Dubai
495 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED620
Revenue AED169,967
Business Bay, Dubai
3,949 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED638
Revenue AED163,279
Me'aisem First, Dubai
146 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED508
Revenue AED138,805
Al Merkadh, Dubai
1,306 active listings
Occupancy 74%
Daily Rate AED470
Revenue AED127,012
Al Wasl, Dubai
233 active listings
Occupancy 64%
Daily Rate AED890
Revenue AED207,236
Al Barsha South Fourth, Dubai
2,137 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED442
Revenue AED118,348
Al Hebiah Third, Dubai
189 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED439
Revenue AED117,128
Jebel Ali First, Dubai
252 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED495
Revenue AED128,153
Al Hebiah Fourth, Dubai
220 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED492
Revenue AED131,172
Al Barsha South Third, Dubai
335 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED378
Revenue AED100,773
Al Jadaf, Dubai
402 active listings
Occupancy 66%
Daily Rate AED469
Revenue AED113,485
Al Thanyah First, Dubai
311 active listings
Occupancy 44%
Daily Rate AED530
Revenue AED84,239
Trade Center First, Dubai
138 active listings
Occupancy 42%
Daily Rate AED789
Revenue AED121,379
Al Mamzar, Dubai
305 active listings
Occupancy 49%
Daily Rate AED398
Revenue AED71,841
Highest Occupancy Markets
Markets where listings are booked for the highest share of available nights.
Al Kheeran First, Dubai
618 active listings
Occupancy 76%
Daily Rate AED689
Revenue AED189,892
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, Dubai
495 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED620
Revenue AED169,967
Me'aisem First, Dubai
146 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED508
Revenue AED138,805
Al Merkadh, Dubai
1,306 active listings
Occupancy 74%
Daily Rate AED470
Revenue AED127,012
Al Barsha South Fourth, Dubai
2,137 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED442
Revenue AED118,348
Za'abeel Second, Dubai
455 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED985
Revenue AED263,023
Al Hebiah Third, Dubai
189 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED439
Revenue AED117,128
Al Hebiah Fourth, Dubai
220 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED492
Revenue AED131,172
Al Barsha South Third, Dubai
335 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED378
Revenue AED100,773
Al Thanyah Fifth, Dubai
498 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED623
Revenue AED165,013
Jebel Ali First, Dubai
252 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED495
Revenue AED128,153
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
2,960 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED1,070
Revenue AED275,684
Business Bay, Dubai
3,949 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED638
Revenue AED163,279
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
1,119 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED1,249
Revenue AED318,967
Dubai Marina, Dubai
4,019 active listings
Occupancy 69%
Daily Rate AED835
Revenue AED210,871
Al Jadaf, Dubai
402 active listings
Occupancy 66%
Daily Rate AED469
Revenue AED113,485
Al Wasl, Dubai
233 active listings
Occupancy 64%
Daily Rate AED890
Revenue AED207,236
Al Mamzar, Dubai
305 active listings
Occupancy 49%
Daily Rate AED398
Revenue AED71,841
Al Muraqqabat, Dubai
182 active listings
Occupancy 47%
Daily Rate AED202
Revenue AED34,777
Al Thanyah First, Dubai
311 active listings
Occupancy 44%
Daily Rate AED530
Revenue AED84,239
Highest Nightly Rate Markets
Markets with the highest average daily rates, usually luxury, beach, and ski destinations.
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
1,119 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED1,249
Revenue AED318,967
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
2,960 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED1,070
Revenue AED275,684
Za'abeel Second, Dubai
455 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED985
Revenue AED263,023
Al Wasl, Dubai
233 active listings
Occupancy 64%
Daily Rate AED890
Revenue AED207,236
Dubai Marina, Dubai
4,019 active listings
Occupancy 69%
Daily Rate AED835
Revenue AED210,871
Trade Center First, Dubai
138 active listings
Occupancy 42%
Daily Rate AED789
Revenue AED121,379
Al Kheeran First, Dubai
618 active listings
Occupancy 76%
Daily Rate AED689
Revenue AED189,892
Business Bay, Dubai
3,949 active listings
Occupancy 70%
Daily Rate AED638
Revenue AED163,279
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, Dubai
495 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED620
Revenue AED169,967
Al Thanyah Fifth, Dubai
498 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED623
Revenue AED165,013
Mankhool, Dubai
282 active listings
Occupancy 33%
Daily Rate AED612
Revenue AED74,411
Al Barsha First, Dubai
476 active listings
Occupancy 35%
Daily Rate AED546
Revenue AED69,354
Al Thanyah First, Dubai
311 active listings
Occupancy 44%
Daily Rate AED530
Revenue AED84,239
Me'aisem First, Dubai
146 active listings
Occupancy 75%
Daily Rate AED508
Revenue AED138,805
Jebel Ali First, Dubai
252 active listings
Occupancy 71%
Daily Rate AED495
Revenue AED128,153
Al Hebiah Fourth, Dubai
220 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED492
Revenue AED131,172
Al Merkadh, Dubai
1,306 active listings
Occupancy 74%
Daily Rate AED470
Revenue AED127,012
Al Jadaf, Dubai
402 active listings
Occupancy 66%
Daily Rate AED469
Revenue AED113,485
Al Barsha South Fourth, Dubai
2,137 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED442
Revenue AED118,348
Al Hebiah Third, Dubai
189 active listings
Occupancy 73%
Daily Rate AED439
Revenue AED117,128
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