Cairo, Beirut and Doha were the most improved markets during the first quarter of 2015, despite ongoing political issues and a drop in oil prices, according to date from Ernst and Young’s latest Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey Report.
While, in terms of actual earnings, Dubai beach hotels topped the tables across all three parameters.
Below is a list of the best performing and most improved cities, in terms of average room yields.
Average room yields (Best performing 2015):
Dubai (Beach), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $387
Dubai (Overall), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $262
Doha, Qatar
Average room yield 2015: $200
Dubai (City), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $192
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $191
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $187
Kuwait City
Average room yield 2015: $158
Madina, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $157
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $155
Manama, Bahrain
Average room yield 2015: $98
Beirut, Lebanon
Average room yield 2015: $94
Amman, Jordan
Average room yield 2015: $83
Cairo City, Egypt
Average room yield 2015: $48
Average room yields (Most improved 2015):
Cairo City, Egypt
Average room yield 2015: $48
Average room yield 2014: $24
Percentage change: 98.6%
Beirut, Lebanon
Average room yield 2015: $94
Average room yield 2014: $69
Percentage change: 35.6%
Doha, Qatar
Average room yield 2015: $200
Average room yield 2014: $169
Percentage change: 18.5%
Madina, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $157
Average room yield 2014: $137
Percentage change: 15%
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $187
Average room yield 2014: $181
Percentage change: 3.1%
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $191
Average room yield 2014: $192
Percentage change: -0.7%
Dubai (Beach), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $387
Average room yield 2014: $399
Percentage change: -3.2%
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Average room yield 2015: $155
Average room yield 2014: $161
Percentage change: -3.9%
Manama, Bahrain
Average room yield 2015: $98
Average room yield 2014: $104
Percentage change: -5.3%
Kuwait City
Average room yield 2015: $158
Average room yield 2014: $170
Percentage change: -6.7%
Dubai (Overall), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $262
Average room yield 2014: $284
Percentage change: -7.9%
Dubai (City), United Arab Emirates
Average room yield 2015: $192
Average room yield 2014: $219
Percentage change: -12.3%
Amman, Jordan
Average room yield 2015: $83
Average room yield 2014: $101
Percentage change: -18.2%
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