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REVEALED: The best Arab cities for hotel investment
Ernst & Young study counts down the region’s best performing cities in terms of hotel investments
nOccupancy: -2.0%
nAverage room rate: -20.7%
nRooms Yield: -24.9%
18. Al Ain
nOccupancy: -8.0%
nAverage room rate: -5.4%
nRooms Yield: -17.4%
17. Doha
nOccupancy: -9.0%
nAverage room rate: -4.7%
nRooms Yield: -16.4%
16. Kuwait
nOccupancy: -7.0%
nAverage room rate: -5.2%
nRooms Yield: -16.3%
15. Abu Dhabi
nOccupancy: 0%
nAverage room rate: -15.5%
nRooms Yield: -16%
14. Hurghada
nOccupancy: +13%
nAverage room rate: -33.0%
nRooms Yield: -11.7%
13. Riyadh
nOccupancy: -1.0%
nAverage room rate: -3.0%
nRooms Yield: -3.2%
12. Muscat
nOccupancy: +3%
nAverage room rate: -1.5%
nRooms Yield: +2.7%
11. Cairo – Pyramids
nOccupancy: +10%
nAverage room rate: -11.5%
nRooms Yield: +6.8%
10. Manama
nOccupancy: +6%
nAverage room rate: -9.4%
nRooms Yield: +7.4%
9. Dubai – Beach
nOccupancy: -3%
nAverage room rate: +6.2%
nRooms Yield: +2.8%
8. Sharm El Shaikh
nOccupancy: +19%
nAverage room rate: -22.7%
nRooms Yield: +5.9%
7. Dubai – City
nOccupancy: +5%
nAverage room rate: +5.4%
nRooms Yield: +11.7%
6. Dubai – Apartments
nOccupancy: +6%
nAverage room rate: +8.2%
nRooms Yield: +14.7%
5. Makkah
nOccupancy: +11%
nAverage room rate: +3.3%
nRooms Yield: +17.5%
4. Jeddah
nOccupancy: +9%
nAverage room rate: +11.6%
nRooms Yield: +26.4%
3. Beirut
nOccupancy: +19%
nAverage room rate: +1.7%
nRooms Yield: +44.1%
2. Amman
nOccupancy: +27%
nAverage room rate: -2.1%
nRooms Yield: +48.7%
1. Medina
nOccupancy: +15%
nAverage room rate: +14.9%
nRooms Yield: +43.6%
