middle east

Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA) has released performance figures for Abu Dhabi hotels for the first four months of 2015, and confirmed a 12% increase in hotel revenues, with 1.37 million check-ins. […]

STR Global has reported strong supply and demand growth for the UAE in May 2015 with an increase in supply by 5.6% and an 8% boost in demand. Occupancy has […]

In April, a 10.8 percentage point reduction in occupancy levels to 62.3% had a direct impact on the performance of Amman hotels. The lower demand during the month saw both […]

Don’t let softness in first-quarter performance data in the Middle East fool you. The region as a whole still posts some of the strongest numbers in the global hotel industry […]

Declines in tourists from Russia and tougher competition from the likes of Egypt and Lebanon led to a decrease in occupancy and rates at Dubai hotels in March. According to […]

The rising wave of millennial travellers will change the face of travel in MENA and companies that fail to figure out a strategy risk getting left behind, said Google’s Head […]

A new report published by Euromonitor International for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2015 reveals today that online travel sales to residents in Saudi Arabia showed record 40% growth in […]

Hajz Tawlaty Est company has announced the opening of KSA’s first Saudi-owned and operated web service for restaurant bookings and reviews. Yotable.com opened at the beginning of April and offers […]

Real estate advisory Colliers International has launched its MENA Hotel Market Forecast, which predicts the performance of 29 submarkets across the region. Spanning 29 submarkets across the Middle East and […]

Tourism authorities in Dubai are expecting the emirate to add 20,000 more hotel rooms by 2016 and say it is on track to reach 155,000 rooms by 2020. According to The […]