JEDDAH: UAE hotel revenue per available room fell 31.8 percent year to date through June, while occupancy dropped 22.2 percentage points to 57.9 percent, according to JLL.
The consultancy said sustained regional tensions and weaker international arrivals compounded the impact of the traditionally slower summer season, pressuring hotel performance across the UAE.
Government support has helped cushion the sector from the downturn, with a 2.5-billion-dirham ($681 million) relief package easing cost pressures across Dubai’s hospitality industry, according to the real estate services firm.
Introduced in two phases, the initiative included exemptions from the Tourism Dirham as well as hotel and restaurant fees, helping preserve liquidity across hospitality and related tourism businesses.
The UAE’s hotel performance also weakened more sharply than the broader Middle Eastern market tracked by major international hotel operators, with InterContinental Hotels Group reporting a 19 percent year-on-year decline in Middle East RevPAR in the second quarter.
