With more than 630+ million members in over 200 countries/territories, LinkedIn has the unparalleled ability to analyze professional movement. Arda Atalay, head of private sector, LinkedIn MENA, reveals the macro-trends within the hospitality industry through the lens of LinkedIn data

The company hopes these insights help to inform organization data-driven hiring and planning decisions. Entities can use this report to stay up-to-date on what movement looks like within a specific industry and how to engage the appropriate professionals.

In a nutshell, we found that Bahrain, UAE and Saudi Arabia respectively, attract the most hospitality talent in the MENA region.

Bahrain
• Employment of hospitality industry professionals in Bahrain grew by 7.3 percent over the past year
• 254+ recent graduates started new jobs in the Bahrain hospitality industry over the past year
• 7 percent of hospitality industry professionals in Bahrain changed companies in the past year

UAE
• Employment of hospitality industry professionals in the United Arab Emirates grew by 6.6 percent over the past year
• 5,000+ recent graduates started new jobs in the United Arab Emirates hospitality industry over the past year
• 8 percent of hospitality industry professionals in the United Arab Emirates changed companies in the past year

KSA
• Employment of hospitality industry professionals in KSA grew by 4.3 percent over the past year
• 1000+ recent graduates started new jobs in the KSA hospitality industry over the past year
• 5 percent of hospitality industry professionals in KSA changed companies in the past year

For more information on report methodology and sources please visit lnkd.in/industry_report_methodology