Abu Dhabi's hospitality sector recorded strong growth in demand, occupancy and revenues in June, according to STR's preliminary data for the month.
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Based on daily data from June, demand for hotels increased 23.0 per cent with occupancy levels climbing up 16.8 per cent to 62.9 per cent, the highest for a June since 2014.
Average daily rate (ADR) rose 7.2 per cent to Dh339.31 ($92.3) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) also jumped 25.2 per cent to Dh213.43 ($58.0)
STR analysts note that following the end of Ramadan on June 4, performance levels rose significantly with June 6 seeing the highest year-over-year percentage changes in the three key performance metrics: occupancy (up 102.3 per cent), ADR (up 60.5 per cent) and RevPAR (up 224.7 per cent).
Supply was up 5.4 per cent compared to June 2018.
