Hotel performance across several Gulf countries surged sharply after the U.S. and Israel struck key military targets in Iran on February 28. Weekly hotel occupancy levels increased in many Gulf countries as airspace was closed to commercial airlines and travelers were unable to return home.
Stranded travelers in Mideast provide unexpected performance boost across Gulf state hotels
Hotel occupancy gains in Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman this year
By Jan Freitag
CoStar AnalyticsMarch 17, 2026 | 7:14 P.M.
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