以擁有的酒店數量來看，阿聯酋的首都——阿布扎比雖然一直遜色于迪拜，但是正在穩步逼近。
       阿布扎比在2010年11月接待來賓夜晚上升42%，接待酒店顧客數上升27%。阿布扎比2010年頭11個月的顧客總數達到164.7萬人，這確保了阿布扎比全年接待顧客165萬人的全年目標。根據阿布扎比旅游局報告稱，阿布扎比在11月份的客房入住率上升18%，達到77%；顧客住房時間長從平均每人2.9晚上升到3.2晚；月收入上升24%，達到1394萬美元。
       由于基數較高，迪拜的增長較不明顯，但同樣有發展。盡管迪拜的酒店投資增長16%，酒店入住率保持穩定。
       阿拉伯旅行旅游公司的總經理馬克•里德說：“經過一段時間，在旅游業方面，阿布扎比可能取代迪拜。阿布扎比現在的發展還有一些制約因素，但它正在迎頭趕上。”
 

      Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, remains in the shadow of its flashier neighbor in terms of most major hotel metrics, but it is making steady gains on Dubai.
       Abu Dhabi posted a 42% increase in guest nights and a 27% increase in hotel guests in November, bringing its guest total for the first 11 months of 2010 to 1.647 million—assuring that it will hit its full-year goal of 1.65 million. Occupancy levels in Abu Dhabi rose 18% last month to 77%, and the average length of stay climbed to 3.2 nights per person from 2.9. Monthly revenue was up 24% to US$139.4 million, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority reports.
       Dubai tourism is likewise on the upswing, although its higher baseline figures make its growth appear less impressive, and Dubai’s occupancy rate has remained steady this year, despite a hotel inventory increase of 16%.
       "In time, Abu Dhabi might take over (Dubai tourism),” Mark Reed, general manager at Arabian Travel and Tourism says. “It’s catching up, that’s for sure. It’s doing things in a more controlled manner.”