Middle East and Africa

Analysis by Kelsey Fenerty

Despite the summer heat, hotel performance has accelerated across the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).

In August, revenue per available room (RevPAR) grew 11.7% year over year with gains in both occupancy and average daily rate (ADR). 

Kelsey Fenerty, Manager of Analytics at STR, gives a quick overview of the global market forecast. 

An extended version of our Global Market Forecast Assumptions analysis can be found here.

Analysis by Chris Klauda

In March 2025, hotels across the Middle East and Africa region experienced mixed performance impacted by the month-long observance of Ramadan, which took place almost exclusively in March compared to last year when the observance began in the middle of the month. 

Analysis by Kelsey Fenerty

Ramadan, the Islamic Holy Month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community, started the evening of Friday, 28 February and is expected to last until 29 or 30 March, depending on the lunar cycle.

The Americas | Asia Pacific | Europe | Middle East

In this global update, we take a journey through each of the four world regions – focusing on performance, pipeline, and factors that influenced the data in 2023, while also looking ahead to what’s in store for the rest of 2024.