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
MENA region performs above global average for employee engagement
More than 250,000 employees in over 200 companies participated in the MENA-wide study by Aon
Middle East hotels performance slumps for Q2 2018
Africa hotels on the other hand saw an increase on all fronts
Abu Dhabi shows increased demand in June 2018
The year-over-year demand increase in Abu Dhabi, which was boosted by an earlier Eid al-Fitr, would be the highest for a June since 2014
Saudi Arabia leads family outbound travel in GCC
GlobalData revealed that Saudi Arabia family travel accounts for 73.1% of international departures
Dubai sees more than 40% increase in Chinese tourists
The year-on-year on was registered between 2016 and 2017, according to DTCM
Abu Dhabi tops 'Smart City' rankings in the Middle East
The study was conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute
Bahrain hotel occupancy slumps 25% in May
Average daily rates at Bahraini hotels fall by 12.4% in May while RevPAR plummets by more than a third - STR
Job satisfaction to VAT: 8 key takeaways from Hotelier Middle Salary Survey 2018
The 10th annual Hotelier Middle East Salary Survey gave insight into pressing matters such as career growth opportunities, pay scales, employee satisfaction factors, VAT and more. To read in detail, pick up the July 2018 issue of Hotelier Middle East
Middle East hotels post negative performance for May 2018
Hotels in Africa on the other hand showed growth in terms of ADR and RevPAR
Middle East hotel construction pipeline on an upward curve
The continues construction growth has resulted in 875 projects so far
Dubai, Makkah and RAK show Ramadan occupancy growth
Hotel performance during Ramadan 2018 mostly was a continuation of year-to-date trends for most of the destinations in STR's analysis
Dubai hotels have highest occupancy, room rates during Q1 in MENA
Latest EY report says Dubai Shopping Festival has positive impact on city's hospitality performance
Hotels in the Middle East reported negative April 2018 performance
Data from STR revealed that occupancy, ADR and RevPAR decreased across hotels in the month of April 2018
Marriott has most hotel rooms under construction in Africa
According to the annual hotel pipeline survey by W Hospitality Group, Marriott International has 8,587 rooms under construction in the African continent
Middle East hotel room construction up by 36.3%
The report states that there 386 properties currently in construction, 115 in final planning and 177 in the planning phase