Armani Hotel Dubai, the award-winning hotel located in the iconic Burj Khalifa, has received the ‘Chinese Preferred Hotel’ certification from Ctrip, China’s number one travel website and Online Travel Aggregator (OTA) catering to businesses and consumers.

The certification recognises the Chinese-friendly services offered by Armani Hotel Dubai, which has seen the number of Chinese visitors increasing year-on-year and especially in recent times with the UAE providing visa on arrival.

According to the Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, Dubai welcomed 520,000 Chinese visitors in 2016, up by 22 percent over 2015, and increased to 632,000 during January to October 2017, a 48 percent growth over 428,000 visitors during the same period in 2016.