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Price your Dubai holiday homes against the market, night by night

Dubai has about twice as many active Airbnb listings as a year ago, and 2026 brought fewer visitors. When supply doubles and demand dips, the price you set for each date decides whether the night sells.

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Raise when most similar listings nearby are already booked, hold when a neighbour's sudden cut looks like a one-off, and discount only when your pace lags and it still pays.

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Dubai short-term rental market in 2026

AirROIAirbtics
Active listings20,370 (+98%)21,703 (+111%)
Occupancy40.8%69% (−5.5%)
Nightly rateAED 1,017AED 664 (+17%)
Yearly revenue per listingAED 76,977 (−27.5%)AED 170K (+11%)

Changes are year on year. AirROI: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, updated Oct 1, 2026 (occupancy and revenue are averages, rate is per booked night) (source). Airbtics: Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, updated Oct 16, 2026 (occupancy and revenue are medians) (source).

Both sources see supply doubling. They disagree on occupancy (41% or 69%) and on whether revenue per listing fell or rose, mostly because one reports averages and the other medians. Your price should come from the listings next to yours, not from either city figure.

Demand in 2025 and 2026

Dubai welcomed 19.59 million international overnight visitors in 2025, up 5%, and hotel occupancy averaged 80.7% (Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, via TravelDailyNews). In 2026 regional tensions hit travel: 6.97 million visitors from January to August, with hotel occupancy at 36% in March and 66% in August (DET, via Gulf News).

Seasons

Revenue per listing peaks in December and is lowest in July, on AirROI's two-year average.

Who manages Dubai's holiday homes

331 companies run five or more Airbnb listings each and manage 44% of active listings between them. The largest by listings are Deluxe Holiday Homes (599), First Class (496), Vacationer (313), Vogue (186) and Suiteable (174) (AirROI, data to Sep 2026).

Rules managers work with

Every listing shows its DET holiday home permit number. An individual can register up to 8 units; more than that needs a company with a DET licence. Guests pay the Tourism Dirham per occupied bedroom per night (AED 15 for deluxe, AED 10 for standard, up to 30 nights) (Airbnb help).

How we count booked nights and occupancy: methodology. ADR Pulse started in Bali, where we read the calendars of about 4,900 villas every day.

Questions

What is the Airbnb occupancy rate in Dubai?

It depends on the method. AirROI reports an average of 40.8% for October 2025 to September 2026. Airbtics reports a median of 69% for September 2025 to August 2026, down 5.5% on the year.

How many short-term rentals are active in Dubai?

About 20,400 to 21,700 in 2026: 20,370 by AirROI (up 98% in a year) and 21,703 by Airbtics (up 111%).

What is the average nightly rate for a Dubai holiday home?

AirROI puts it at AED 1,017 per booked night for October 2025 to September 2026, and Airbtics at AED 664 for September 2025 to August 2026. Dubai hotels averaged AED 579 in 2025.

Which months are strongest and weakest in Dubai?

On AirROI's two-year average, revenue per listing peaks in December and is lowest in July.

Can I manage more than 8 holiday homes as an individual?

No. An individual can register up to 8 units; managing more needs a company with a DET licence. Each listing must show its DET holiday home permit number.

Is the price review really free?

Yes. You get it by email, with no account and no card. If you then want a price for every date, there is a free 2-month pilot.

Do you need access to my Airbnb account or PMS?

No. We work from public Airbnb and Booking.com calendars and prices. You decide what to change and change it yourself.

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