Market Intelligence

Welcome to the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2012, we aim to provide you, through our publications, reports and features, with up-to-date industry information on the hotel industry and opportunities across the region.
 
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• Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey

Issue 23, November 2011
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Investor expectations for global short and medium term trading have softened, although still exceed levels recorded a year ago.
While falling in the Americas, buy intentions increased markedly in EMEA and Asia Pacific. Investors favouring a buy strategy include private equity / real estate funds and owner operators.

• Hotel Survey - Shifting Sands

HVS
While the Global economies cautiously stepped onto the road to recovery in the second half of 2010, current unrest in certain parts of the Middle East and soaring oil prices are posing questions about future hotel performance in several parts of the region.

• Economic Impact of Travel & Tourism

World Travel & Tourism Council
The global economic situation remains extremely challenging, with deteriorating financial conditions in Q3 2011, the continuing eurozone debt crisis and threat of a return to recession in the United States. Nevertheless, Travel & Tourism’s positive growth, while lower than initially expected, will be maintained through 2011.

• Hotel investment bright spots for 2012 identified

Jan 8, 2012, Hotelier Middle East
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference(AHIC) founder and CEO of Bench Events Jonathan Worsley asked these four experts which hotel market are ripe for investment in 2012?

• WTTC predicts rebound in Mideast

TTN
If 2011 was a tough year for the global travel and tourism industry, it is not expected to pick up much pace in 2012, says the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

• Dubai, Saudi Arabia up, Egypt down  

By Nathan Greenhalgh on 11/3/2011  
While Dubai and Saudi Arabian hotels are seeing strong growth, Egypt’s continue to see declines in demand while margins in Abu Dhabi are hurt by increased supply, according to TRI Hospitality Consulting’s HotStats MENA market review for September 2011.

• AHIC 2011 Post Show Report

An overview of the 2011 event, includes delegate profile and a summary of the event

• Interviews

Interviews with some of the speakers from the conference earlier this year

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