Dubai Hotels Achieve Profitability Levels Seven Times Higher than 2019

Among key hotel markets in the Middle East, Dubai's gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) came in seven times higher than 2019 comparable, according to STR's May 2022 P&L data release. Helped by strong international arrival numbers, as well as an earlier Ramadan, Dubai's May GOPPAR reached USD 115.37. That level was 776% of the pre-pandemic comparable. Just a month earlier during Ramadan, the market was at 79% of 2019 GOPPAR.

Also reporting significant month-over-month improvement in the region, Qatar posted a May GOPPAR of USD 60.87. That level was 466% of the pre-pandemic comparable after the market had fallen into negative territory using the same comparison in April. Saudi Arabia's GOPPAR was just 39% of 2019 comparable, down from 325% in March.