Dubai was also one of only two holiday destinations out of 30 surveyed which showed a month-on-month increase in room rates.
The emirate's hotels showed a 10 percent rise compared to September while Rio de Janeiro room rates rose by three percent.
However, compared to room rates in October 2008, Dubai hotels were still 30 percent cheaper, the index, cited by the UK's Independent, added.
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