Dubai tops RevPAR stats in region

Hotels in Dubai posted the highest RevPAR increase in the Middle East during July, according to a new study.

The Ernst & Young Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey showed hotels in Dubai recorded a RevPAR of AED 470 in July 2011 — ans increase of of 22% compared to the same period in 2010, when RevPAR rested at AED 385, according to Gulf News.

The emirate's hotels also topped the region's occupancy charts for the month with 80.8%  against the 70.3% occupancy experienced in July 2010.

Other markets in the region saw massive drops in occupancies, the lowest being 35% for Cairo's city hotels.The Egyptian capital's hotels also recorded the region's highest revenue drop of -53.3% year on year in July.