Average daily rates and revenue per available room show significant increases during Pope’s historic visit in February
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Abu Dhabi hotel rooms
Asian Cup drives Abu Dhabi hotel occupancy to 11-year Jan high
Abu Dhabi hotels report 78% occupancy despite market seeing double-digit supply growth
Dubai
Dubai hotel rates squeezed as supply expands ahead of Expo 2020
STR’s preliminary January data for Dubai indicated performance was affected by a continued influx of new room inventory
Abu dhabi tourism
UAE forecast to open most hotel rooms outside China in 2019
STR’s international pipeline data shows that the UAE is set to open 31,517 hotel rooms during 2019
Dubai
How Dubai nearly sold out of hotel rooms on NYE
STR’s preliminary December data for Dubai indicates 97.1% occupancy on New Year’s Eve, 2% up on previous year
Jeddah
Jeddah hotels see falls in occupancy, room rates in November
Jeddah hotels reports declines in all key performance indicators in November amid rising supply in the market
Dubai
Dubai room rates cut in October as hoteliers seek market share
STR data shows a 7.7% rise in supply against 3.1% growth in demand in Dubai’s hospitality market
Riyadh
Riyadh hotel occupancy soars to four-year September high
STR says occupancy in the the Saudi capital increased by 26.7% to 56.3% last month compared to the same month in 2017
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi hotels set to see occupancy, room rate declines in September
STR’s preliminary September data for the UAE capital indicates supply outpacing demand
Bahrain
Manama hotels report best August occupancy for a decade
STR data reveals hotel occupancy in Manama reached its highest level for an August since 2008
Jeddah
Jeddah hotels set to deliver best August performance on record
STR’s preliminary August data for the Saudi city of Jeddah indicates strong demand and performance growth
beachfront hotels
Jeddah hotel occupancy levels hit six-year high in July
STR data reveals average daily rates charged by Jeddah hotels were the highest on record for July
Dubai
Average daily rates charged by Dubai hotels set to hit 14-year low in July
STR’s preliminary data for July says average hotel rates in Dubai are set to hit lowest mark since August 2004
Abu dhabi tourism
June demand for Abu Dhabi hotels set to hit four-year high
Preliminary data shows UAE capital indicated strong demand growth of nearly 11%, the highest June demand since 2014
Dubai Tourism Vision 2020
Revealed: which Gulf hotel markets saw Ramadan boost?
Ras Al Khaimah shows the best overall performance growth in local currency with a 7.3% increase in revenue per available room
Bahrain tourism
Bahrain hotel occupancy slumps 25% on new supply, Ramadan
Average daily rates at Bahraini hotels fall by 12.4% in May while RevPAR plummets by more than a third – STR
Hotels
Makkah hotels post multi-year April lows for occupancy, room rates
STR says occupancy was the lowest for an April since 2010, while absolute average daily rate was the lowest for the month since 2007