While Dubai, Jeddah, Doha and Manama all saw decreases in average hotel room rates during the month of May, Kuwait surged forward with an increase.
In addition to higher room rates, Kuwait's hotel sector also saw an increase in revenue per room. The gross operating profit per room also increased by 8.7 percent to $161.82.
The problems with Dubai's hotel sector are largely credited to a falling euro combined with a stronger dollar. Average room rates fell significantly, 10.8 percent, in the emirate during May.
Jeddah's average room rate also dropped, only managing to remain slightly ahead of Dubai with a 10.6 percent drop. Doha did better but still fell by 2.8 percent. Dropping as well, Manama landed in the middle with a 6.6 percent decline.
However, even though average room rates fell across Dubai, Jeddah, Manama and Doha, Qatar still managed to pull off a slight increase in gross operating profit per available room at 1.8 percent when taking into consideration other services such as food and beverages.
Dubai and Jeddah's profits both decreased more than 14 percent while Manama's profits fell by nearly 20 percent.
Statistics and information provided in this article come from HotStats database. They reflect the portfolios and distribution of the hotel chains surveyed by HotStats, operating primarily in the four and five-star sectors.