RAK occupancy up by nearly a quarter in January

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority says there was an increase of 23.7% in occupancy across the emirate's hotels and resorts during January.

Compared to January 2015, hotels in RAK reported a 10.3% year-on-year increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR), reported sister publication Arabian Business.

The emirate's hotels reported an occupancy rate of 62.2%, up by 23.7% when compared to January 2015.

The majority of tourists to Ras Al Khaimah were from Germany, Russia, the UK, India and Finland, with visitors from Germany increasing by 167% compared to January 2015.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority CEO Haitham Mattar commented: "We finished 2015 with some fantastic results and already have a lot to be proud of this year - of course the hard work remains and we're looking forward to continuing to work with our public and private sector partners to deliver even better figures in the following months."

Ras Al Khaimah's rise in total tourism revenues was driven by a 6% increase in visitor numbers year-on-year to reach 740,383 in 2015.