More hoteliers think rates should be slashed
There was an increase in those recommending slashing rates (6% compared to 4.8% in 2011); the largest single group recommending the move were Egyptian hoteliers.
Also noted was a slight rise in those wishing to establish a Middle East tourism board (11.7% in 2011 with 12.4% suggesting the same in 2012). Of this 12.4%, 90.3% believed the unrest had affected the whole region, a marked increase on the view of the entire respondent base.

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