Tuesday 27 October 2009

Beach hotels lead Dubai tourism recovery (Re-post)

Dubai beach hotel occupancy and room rates are almost back to boom time levels as this key sector of the economy leads the local recovery.

However, it is a different story for the city hotels where a tidal wave of new room inventory is keeping the market under pressure, making life for the new entrants and old favorites equally difficult. At the same time Dubai exhibition and conference attendance has slumped knocking another source of guests.

Beach hotel boom

On the beach the hotels are booming. The Royal Meridien is 96 per cent occupied and charging AED1,500 per night again. Jumeirah says its beach hotels are also full.

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