Manama hotels strike ‘black gold’
Tough trading conditions have been the norm for the Middle East hotel industry over the past five years. A drop in oil prices that began in 2014 inevitably led to an economic slowdown for oil-dependent countries, including Bahrain. Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East & Africa executive, tracks the kingdom’s early stages of revival and shares his thoughts on where it goes from here
Accor, Marriott the largest hotel companies in the Middle East, STR data
As part of the STR 500, the company released the top 50 companies and brands in the Middle East during Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) in RAK.
Kuwait Hotel Owners Association hosts STR workshop to set up plans to boost the sector’s performance
the workshop offered a meeting opportunity for the hotel sector decision makers and a venue for exchanging views and discussions about the trends, challenges.
415 new properties are under development in the Middle East as per STR
In the Middle East, the UAE leads the projects under development in the region, with a total of 50,000 new rooms under construction.
Beyond Oil
How Middle Eastern markets are developing their infrastructures to diversify hotel business by Robin Rossmann, Managing Director for STR.
In focus: Dubai’s hotel rooms and occupancy rates
Dubai’s hotel sector is showing growth and resilience, with rising inventory and high occupancy rates.
Kuwait smooth sailing on rough seas
A review of the latest hotel performance insights and tourism-related developments in Kuwait by Philip Wooller, area director Middle East & Africa, for STR