STR Global gets new managing directorSTR Global Limited, a hotel data benchmarking company based in London, UK, has appointed Robin Rossmann as its new managing director. He will take over his new post starting from January 1, 2016. Rossmann will replace Elizabeth Randall- More… |
QTA, STR Global partner to boost Qatar hotel sectorSTR Global, a leading provider of global hotel data, has partnered with the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), to expand benchmarking services throughout the country’s hotel industry. “STR Global is proud to announce this More… |
UAE hotels top region for occupancy in MayHotels in the UAE witnessed an occupancy rate of 76.7 per cent during May, marking a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent, while the rest of the Middle East and Africa region reported mixed results, according to new data. The reg More… |
UAE hotels see drop in November occupancyWhile UAE hotels recorded the highest occupancy (83.1 per cent) for November in the region, the rate still marked a decrease of 2.5 per cent over the figures for the same month of 2013, a report said. Egypt hotels logged 55.2 per More… |
Cairo hotels top region with 95pc occupancyCairo hotels reported an increase of 95.4 per cent in occupancy to 55.3 per cent during October, marking the largest year-over-year growth in the Middle East and Africa region, a report said. The region reported a 7.2 per cent inc More… |
Cairo September occupancy jumps 107pc, tops MEAHotels in Cairo reported the largest occupancy increase during September in the Middle East and Africa region with year-on-year growth recording a significant 107.5 per cent, while occupancy levels reached 51.8 per cent, a report said. More… |
STR cuts Dubai RevPAR forecast to 2.2pc this yearHotels in Dubai, UAE, will end the year with a 2.2-per-cent increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR), STR Global has said. The global provider of hotel data had in previously forecast in May a RevPAR of 3 per cent for 2014. More… |
Dubai hotels see lowest occupancy for July in 18 yearsDubai hotels reported the lowest occupancy levels in July of any month for the last 18 years, said an industry expert, adding that preliminary data indicate negative revenue-per-available-room performance. “As July is one of More… |
Mideast hotel occupancy reaches 64pc in H1The Middle East and Africa region has reported a one per cent increase in hotel room occupancy to 64.6 per cent in the first half of the year, according to an STR Global report. More… |
614 hotels in pipeline in Mideast/AfricaThe Middle East/Africa hotel region has 614 hotels under contract totalling 143,870 rooms, according to the June 2014 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report. The under contract data includes projects in the in-construction, final More… |