以拥有的酒店数量来看，阿联酋的首都——阿布扎比虽然一直逊色于迪拜，但是正在稳步逼近。
       阿布扎比在2010年11月接待来宾夜晚上升42%，接待酒店顾客数上升27%。阿布扎比2010年头11个月的顾客总数达到164.7万人，这确保了阿布扎比全年接待顾客165万人的全年目标。根据阿布扎比旅游局报告称，阿布扎比在11月份的客房入住率上升18%，达到77%；顾客住房时间长从平均每人2.9晚上升到3.2晚；月收入上升24%，达到1394万美元。
       由于基数较高，迪拜的增长较不明显，但同样有发展。尽管迪拜的酒店投资增长16%，酒店入住率保持稳定。
       阿拉伯旅行旅游公司的总经理马克•里德说：“经过一段时间，在旅游业方面，阿布扎比可能取代迪拜。阿布扎比现在的发展还有一些制约因素，但它正在迎头赶上。”
 

      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.”