MANAMA: Hotels in Bahrain saw a 9.2 per cent increase in occupancy to 49.2pc during October, according to data from STR.
However, there was a 8.2pc fall in average daily rate (ADR) to BD58.71 and a 0.2pc growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) to BD28.86.
STR analysts said that the year-over-year increase in occupancy came in comparison with a low base from October last year.
The country’s absolute occupancy level was helped by events in Manama.
The Middle East reported mixed performance during October, while hotels in Africa posted growth across the three key performance indicators, according to data from STR.
Occupancy rates increased 3.3pc to 64.9pc, compared with October 2016.
The average daily rate was down 4pc to $163.27 and the revenue per available room also fell 0.8pc to $106.04, STR said.
In Africa, the occupancy rate increased 7.6pc to 62.5pc; Average daily rate grew 8.4pc to $105.89 and revenue per available room was up 16.7pc to $66.14.