Middle East hotel rates fall in 2009
According to a report by MKG Hospitality, hotel rates in the UAE fell by 15.5% at the end of last year, UK-based newspaper The Independent has reported. Dubai led the decline where revenue per room available dropped by as much as 27.5%. Abu Dhabi, however, has seen hotel income fall by only 4%, as it was boosted by its proactive approach to hotel development, the report said.




