Saudi Arabia, Oman’s wellness industry shows improvement, UAE witnesses drop since 2017
Saudi Arabia and Oman’s wellness industry has shown improvement in 2018 compared to 2017. However, spas in the UAE, have seen a drop in programme since 2017
Middle East's hotels record occupancy increase in February 2019
Additionally, STR data revealed that Sharm El-Sheikh has recaptured hotel demand in February 2019
Dubai records 1.61m tourists in January 2019 - India, Saudi top source markets
Data revealed by Dubai Tourism suggests that the city recorded a drastic rise in the influx of international tourists in January 2019
Technology to help save billions of dollars for tourism industry
A study by the Arabian Travel Market’s research partner says that the tourism industry is set to create multi-billion dollar savings through the use of IoT, robotics, artificial intelligence and wearable technology
Pope Francis’ visit to Abu Dhabi boosts hotel rates
Average daily rates and revenue per available room show significant increases during Pope's historic visit in February
Turkish hoteliers invest $550 million in 167 new projects
A report by the Union of Turkish hoteliers show a rising trend in the tourism sector in 2018
Oman’s hotel revenue sees 14.6 per cent increase
Occupancy rates fell by 2.7% to reach 62.4% in January 2019 against 64.2% last year
Jeddah's significance as a leisure destination set to increase, says report
The Red Sea city will see a near-50% growth in hotel rooms by 2022, according to the Jeddah Market Snapshot by CBRE
Dubai's hotel room supply increase affects performance
Dubai also witnessed an increase in demand, with occupancy above 90% for the first three nights of 2019
Oman's hotels show decline in guest numbers, revenues show growth
Figures showed that total number of guests declined by 2.8% to 1.35 million in the first 11 months of 2018
Cairo & Giza deliver highest occupancy since 2008
In 2018, Africa's hotels posted growth across occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, while Middle East hotels reported negative results
Forecasts for US$30bn-worth of MENA hotels to be built by 2023
The second annual AHIC Hotel Investment Forecast identifies UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia as the markets to watch in 2019
Dubai hotel occupancy almost 100% on NYE
STR's preliminary December data for Dubai indicates 97.1% occupancy on New Year's Eve, 2% up on previous year
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt shows evidence of tourism recovery
STR reported a 23% hike in occupancy in November 2018 compared to the figures in the same period in 2017
Kuwait new year hotel occupancy sees gains
GCC citizens were biggest bulk of guests as new year holiday coincided with mid-year vacation for the region’s schools
Istanbul hotel bookings for New Year’s Eve at almost 100%
Increase in the number of European tourists is set to overtake the number of Middle Eastern tourists booked in for the first few moments of the New Year