"Doha’s hotel room occupancy was flat (YTD) at 66% but average room rate declined by 7%, resulting in a 6.9% fall in rooms’ yield, said the E&Y ‘Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey’."
Why is occupancy flat? I thought Qatar was striving to become a tourist destination? I thought they were spending a fortune trying to attract travelers to the country. Perhaps the outrageously expensive airline tickets to get here along with the overpriced hotel rooms may have something to do with it.
"Doha’s hotel room occupancy was flat (YTD) at 66% but average room rate declined by 7%, resulting in a 6.9% fall in rooms’ yield, said the E&Y ‘Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey’."
Why is occupancy flat? I thought Qatar was striving to become a tourist destination? I thought they were spending a fortune trying to attract travelers to the country. Perhaps the outrageously expensive airline tickets to get here along with the overpriced hotel rooms may have something to do with it.
I wonder what the next survey will show.