For October Hotels in Both the Middle East and Africa Recorded Their Highest Absolute Occupancy Level Since February
Hotels in the Middle East saw occupancy decline 33.8% year over year to 44.2% in October as ADR dipped 23.2% to $108.47 and RevPAR decreased 49.2% to $47.96. In Africa, hotel occupancy fell 56.3% to 28.6%, ADR dipped 3.5% to $101.71 and RevPAR dropped 57.8% to $29.08 for the month.
Hotels in both the Middle East and Africa recorded their highest absolute occupancy level since February, according to October 2020 data from STR.
US$ constant currency, October 2020 (percentage change from October 2019)
Middle East
• Occupancy: 44.2% (-33.8%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): US$108.47 (-23.2%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$47.96 (-49.2%)
Africa
• Occupancy: 28.6% (-56.3%)
• ADR: US$101.71 (-3.5%)
• RevPAR: US$29.08 (-57.8%)
Local currency, October 2020 (percentage change from October 2019)
Qatar
• Occupancy: 56.6% (-22.6%)
• ADR: QAR361.59 (-6.3%)
• RevPAR: QAR204.58 (-27.5%)
Qatar’s occupancy was slightly lower than September, but ADR and RevPAR were up from the month prior.
United Arab Emirates
• Occupancy: 52.7% (-31.5%)
• ADR: AED358.69 (-33.2%)
• RevPAR: AED189.19 (-54.2%)
Each of the three key performance metrics were up from previous months. The occupancy and RevPAR levels were the highest in the UAE since February.
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