Electronic Room Nights Increase 24.4 Percent for Middle Eastern Hotels in Q2 2006

TravelCLICK's eMonitor results for the second quarter of 2006 show a 24.4 percent increase over the second quarter of 2005 in room nights booked electronically through the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites for the Middle East. Worldwide electronic room nights also increased, up 5.7 percent for the second quarter of 2006. The Average Daily Rate (ADR) for hotels in the Middle East was $209.05, an increase of 15.2 percent over the second quarter of 2005. This increase is double the 7.6 percent worldwide growth in ADR.

eMonitor results are compiled from TravelCLICK's comprehensive database, which is the exclusive source of hotel industry electronic distribution data from the Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan GDS. TravelCLICK's eMonitor also includes hotel bookings made through third-party travel Internet websites powered by Pegasus Solutions.

Electronic Room Night Bookings for the Middle East Q2 2006


Top Middle East Destination Markets - Q2 2006
The top 10 destination markets based on electronic room nights, in order, were: :



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