Dubai Hotel RevPar Decline Slows

Occupancy levels in Dubai hotels increased to 65.1% in July from the previous month, but were still down from last July’s occupancy rate of 71.7%. Average daily rates fell 16.4% to $164.48. Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has been working together with hoteliers and Emirates Airlines to bring more tourists back to the emirate during this time of reduced global demand. Global managing partner at Deloitte said “The responses by the industry in Dubai are absolutely working.”