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In August, the global hotel markets had a mixed performance.

Despite economic slowdowns in many parts of the world, hotel markets around the world reported largely positive performance results in August 2012, according to hotel data collected by STR Global. properties in qatar

STR Global has compiled a list of hotel markets by country.

Markets in Asia/Pacific
When measured in US dollars, hotels in the Asia/Pacific area had mixed results in the three main performance metrics for August 2012.
Year-over-year, the Asia/Pacific region's occupancy remained relatively unchanged at 68.1 percent, while its average daily rate increased 0.7 percent to US$139.49 and revenue per available room increased 0.7 percent to US$95.01.

"After stronger growth performances last year, average room rate growth in the Asia/Pacific region has slowed in recent months, with a 2-percent rise for the first eight months of this year (YTD)," said Elizabeth Randall Winkle, managing director at STR Global. "YTD average rates are within US$ 4 of their 2008 results, indicating strong market conditions across most of Asia/Pacific," says the study.

Highlights from leading industry players in local currency in August 2012 (year-over-year comparisons):

Phuket, Thailand, saw the greatest growth in occupancy, up 10.4 percent to 76.8%.

The highest occupancy decreases for the month were in Taipei, China (-9.5 percent to 62.4 percent) and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (-9.3 percent to 56.5 percent).

Jakarta, Indonesia (+21.2 percent to IDR899,647.86) and Tokyo, Japan (+16.7 percent to JPY14,572.61) both saw ADR increases of more than 15%.

Phuket (+26.6 percent to THB2,315.92), Jakarta (+24.7 percent to IDR467,740.71), and Tokyo (+22.7 percent to JPY11,784.54) all saw RevPAR increases of more than 20%.

For the month, ADR (-10.1 percent to INR6,212.22) and RevPAR (-13.4 percent to INR3145.90) decreased the most in Delhi, India.
Highlights from leading industry players in US dollars for August 2012 (year-over-year comparisons):

Tokyo's ADR increased by 14.0 percent to US$185.33, the highest rise in that metric.
The highest ADR decreases for the month were in Delhi (-25.5 percent to US$111.60) and Mumbai (-19.5 percent to US$132.22).

Phuket (+20.9 percent to US$73.55) and Tokyo (+19.8 percent to US$149.87) both saw RevPAR rises of more than 15%.


Africa/Middle East
In August 2012, the Middle East/Africa region posted positive performance results in US dollars.

During the month, the region's occupancy rose by 11.9 percent to 53.8 percent, its average daily rate rose by 3.0 percent to US$154.93, and revenue per available room increased by 15.3 percent to US$83.37.

"Ramadan ended earlier this August than it did in August 2011, and it had a positive effect on performance indicators, with a 19.6% rise in RevPAR across the Middle East," said Elizabeth Randall Winkle, managing director of STR Global. "Africa's RevPAR increased by 5.4 percent as occupancy rose, but average room rates (in US dollars) remained under pressure."
For August 2012, highlights from the region's main markets include (year-over-year comparisons, all currency in US dollars):

Cairo, Egypt, saw the greatest rise in occupancy, increasing 69.7% to 37.9%, followed by Amman, Jordan, which saw a 52.9-percent increase to 43.2 percent.

The largest decrease in occupancy was recorded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which dropped 8.5 percent to 31.0 percent.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, saw the highest rise in ADR, rising 23.7 percent to US$184.23, followed by Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (+18.1 percent to US$255.99), and Amman, Jordan (+17.8 percent to US$160.00).

The most significant drop in ADR occurred in Sandton, South Africa, and its surrounding areas, which fell 11.6 percent to US$118.45.
Amman (+80.1 percent to US$69.10), Cairo (+66.4 percent to US$39.81), Dubai (+59.9% to US$109.29), Jeddah (+40.6 percent to US$202.75), Muscat, Oman (+36.1 percent to US$61.27), and Manama, Bahrain (+25.8 percent to US$67.08) were the six markets with RevPAR increases of more than 25%.

RevPAR in Beirut, Lebanon, dropped 4.9 percent to US$68.41, the biggest drop in that metric.

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