Keyword: Saudi Arabia

After a strong August, hotels in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, faced drops in occupancy, rates and revenue in November.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened the Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania, debuting the brand in Saudi Arabia.

New-pipeline-project counts are up 8 percent while room counts show a 15-percent increase year-over-year.

Riyadh hotels saw a 10.7-percent increase in RevPAR for September, while RevPAR at hotels in Medina was almost $128 below August.

Middle East hotels faced an occupancy drop of 7 percent, while African hotels saw occupancy grow 3.9 percent to 65 percent.

Radisson Hospitality has signed deals to open the Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh Al Qurtuba and the Radisson Hotel, Qurayat. 

While the the Eid al-Adha Holy festival made August a great month for Makkah's hotels, properties in Kuwait City are feeling the heat.

According to the recent Middle East hotel construction pipeline report from Lodging Econometrics, the region is seeing its strongest numbers in more than a decade.

The 10 new hotels will open key destinations across the GCC and Africa by 2019.