Middle East & Africa hotel performance update

29 April 2025
In March 2025, hotels across the Middle East and Africa region experienced mixed performance impacted by the month-long observance of Ramadan.
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Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates

Middle East hotel performance expectations during Ramadan

11 March 2025
While Middle East hoteliers have historical trends to prepare for the Ramadan slowdown, the annual shift on the calendar has pushed the Holy Month further into overlap with the Middle East’s high season.
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Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates

Earlier Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr celebrations had positive impact on Dubai hotel performance

26 April 2024
The month of Ramadan combined with the Easter holiday weekend and a peak tourist season in the United Arab Emirates, drove Dubai hotels to see positive performance during this time period.
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Hotels
Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates

Regional update: 2023 data and the year ahead

8 March 2024
In this global update, we take a journey through each of the four world regions – focusing on performance, pipeline, and factors that influenced the data in 2023, while also looking ahead to what’s in store for the rest of 2024.
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Global
Historical Data
Industry Updates
North America
Asia Pacific
Middle East and Africa
Europe

Qatar’s hotel industry set to win big during the FIFA World Cup

16 November 2022
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicking off on Sunday, 20 November, Qatar’s hotel industry is looking forward to a nice performance lift from this “mega event” as fans from all over the world are set to visit the Middle East for a game (or several) of football.
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Middle East and Africa
Forward Data
Industry Updates

Qatar hotel bookings rising ahead of the FIFA World Cup

26 October 2022
During November and December 2022, Qatar will welcome football fans from across the globe as the first Arab nation to host the FIFA World Cup. With the first match kicking off on 20 November, hotel bookings in the country have ramped up since rooms were released to the public earlier this month.
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Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
Forward Data

Middle East hotel industry strength likely to be challenged by economic issues in other world regions

25 October 2022
The Middle East is operating from a position of economic strength with 2023 approaching. That bodes well for the hospitality industry, but a looming recession in key source markets will likely create challenges given the Middle East’s historic reliance on international inbound travel.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Forward Data

Dubai welcomes the world, and hotels are benefitting

24 November 2021
Dubai hotels got off to a fast start during Expo, especially with ADR and RevPAR. To measure the market’s success, we look back at a previous Expo host and look forward at occupancy on the books for the remainder of the event in Dubai.
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Hotels
Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Forward Data

Middle East Q3 2021 hotel performance update

9 November 2021
As vaccination campaigns continue in the Middle East, restrictions for international fully vaccinated travellers have been lifted. Is that growing vaccination rate helping improve hotel performance in the region? How far is the region from its 2019 levels? Find out more in our latest Q3 analysis.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

Saudi Arabia performance peaks as borders reopen

16 June 2021
Saudi Arabia’s reliance on domestic demand served the market well during its lengthy lockdown, and key markets Riyadh and Jeddah have not suffered from reopening borders, although for different reasons.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

North Africa hotel performance update

15 June 2021
Hotel performance in the North Africa region is improving, but occupancy levels are well below the 2019 recovery benchmark.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

COVID-19 webinar summary: 5 key points on the Middle East & Africa hotel performance, 26 May

1 June 2021
On 26 May, we analyzed hotel performance in the Middle East & Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.
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Middle East and Africa
Webinar
Benchmarking
Hotels
Industry Updates

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr impact on Middle East hotel occupancy

13 May 2021
The Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr impacts on hotel occupancy look a bit different this year, but the latter may be a bright spot for some markets. An analysis of historical and future data will explain.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Forward Data

Dubai and Abu Dhabi bookings affected by uncertainty

12 March 2021
Hotels in the Middle East have shown resilience throughout the pandemic, with performance at higher levels compared to other parts of the world.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Forward Data

Pandemic impact on Africa’s development pipeline

1 March 2021
Africa’s hotel performance has been greatly altered by the pandemic, but development on the continent continues to move forward.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Supply and Development

Africa hotel performance update

1 March 2021
We previously analyzed the pandemic impact on the hotel development pipeline in Africa. Next, we dig further into the region with a look at performance recovery.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data

COVID-19 webinar summary: 5 key points on Middle East & Africa hotel performance, 16 February

18 February 2021
On 16 February, we analyzed hotel performance in Middle East & Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.
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Webinar
Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Benchmarking

Cyprus room rates soar as occupancy lags in the pandemic world

12 February 2021
For most of 2020, Cyprus hotels performed like the rest of the Mediterranean region—except when it came to average daily rate (ADR).
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Benchmarking
Historical Data

COVID-19 webinar summary: 5 key points on Middle East and Africa hotel performance, 9 July

10 July 2020
On 9 July, we analyzed hotel performance in the Middle East and Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.
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Middle East and Africa
Webinar
Hotels
Benchmarking

COVID-19 webinar summary: 5 key points on Middle East and Africa hotel performance, 3 June

4 June 2020
On 3 June, we analyzed hotel performance in the Middle East and Africa region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.
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Middle East and Africa
Industry Updates
Webinar
Hotels
Benchmarking
Forward Data