Mubarak Al Muhairi, director general of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has said that hotels in the emirate have seen a 2% rise in hotel guest numbers in 2009, Wam has reported. The total number of guests reached 1.54 million racking up some 4,673,494 guest nights, he said. Domestic tourism helped underpin Abu Dhabi's performance, accounting for 42% of hotel guests - 650,585 in all - a rise of 26% on the previous year.