Saudi hotels occupancy rates advance to 63% in Q1 2025

Riyadh city

Hotel room occupancy in Saudi Arabia neared 63% in Q1 2025, up 2.1% from Q1 2024, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

In contrast, occupancy in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities fell to 50.7% during the same period, according to GASTAT’s Tourism Establishments Statistics bulletin.

The following table shows occupancy rates for hotels, serviced apartments, and other hospitality facilities:

Below are the room occupancy rates for hotels, serviced apartments, and other hospitality facilities by region during Q1 2025:

The average daily rate (ADR) for a hotel room in Saudi Arabia reached about SAR 477 during Q1 2025, a 3% decrease compared to Q1 2024.

However, the ADR for a room in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities amounted to approximately SAR 209 during the same quarter, up 7% year-on-year (YoY).

The following table shows the ADR per room in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities as well as hotels by region in Q1 2025:

The average length of stay for a guest in hotels was nearly 4.1 nights during Q1 2025. Meanwhile, in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities, guests lodged for a median of 2.1 nights, as follows:

The following table shows the average length of stay of guests at hotels as well as serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities by region in Q1 2025:

The number of workers in Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector grew by 4% YoY in Q1 2025, reaching around 983,300.

Of the total, 243,400 were Saudi nationals, representing 25%, while 739,900 were non-Saudis, accounting for the remaining 75%.

The following table shows the number of tourism workers since Q1 2023:

Riyadh topped the Kingdom's regions in terms of the number of workers in tourism activities at nearly 324,700, representing about 33% of the total. Makkah followed with approximately 273,600 workers, as shown in the following table:

Workers in tourism activities made up 5.4% of the total workforce in the Saudi economy during Q1 2025.

Elsewhere, they represented 8.1% of the overall private-sector employment for the three-month period.

*Includes workers registered with the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), the Civil Service, and domestic labor.

Tourism Establishments Statistics rely on administrative records, statistical surveys, and secondary data to provide comprehensive information on tourism in Saudi Arabia.