Hotel rate parity trends for February to April 2013 of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Middle East. The report shows the percentage of hotels with cheaper rates on their own brand site compared to their rates on other OTAs. 
City
% Of Hotels in Parity% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites
ABU DHABI
100%0%0%
AMMAN
17%83%0%
BEIRUT
0%0%100%
CAIRO
100%0%0%
DOHA
0%67%33%
DUBAI
0%24%76%
ISTANBUL
20%22%58%
KUWAIT
33%67%0%
MUSCAT
0%67%33%
Four star [click for larger image]:
| City | % Of Hotels in Parity |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites |
| ABU DHABI | 8% |
12% |
80% |
| AMMAN | 50% |
0% |
50% |
| BEIRUT | 41% |
37% |
22% |
| CAIRO | 0% |
13% |
88% |
| DOHA | 52% |
0% |
48% |
| DUBAI | 15% |
6% |
78% |
| ISTANBUL | 30% |
20% |
50% |
| KUWAIT | 6% |
35% |
59% |
| MUSCAT | 17% |
17% |
67% |
| RIYADH | 25% |
25% |
50% |
| SHARJAH | 0% |
17% |
83% |
| TEL AVIV | 67% |
33% |
0% |
Five star [click for larger image]:
| City | % Of Hotels in Parity |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on Brand Sites |
% Of Hotels Cheaper on OTA Sites |
| ABU DHABI | 11% |
0% |
89% |
| AMMAN | 0% |
0% |
100% |
| BEIRUT | 33% |
7% |
59% |
| CAIRO | 27% |
11% |
62% |
| DOHA | 30% |
42% |
28% |
| DUBAI | 20% |
6% |
74% |
| ISTANBUL | 18% |
12% |
70% |
| KUWAIT | 0% |
25% |
75% |
| MUSCAT | 54% |
8% |
38% |
| RIYADH | 33% |
42% |
25% |
| SHARJAH | 42% |
0% |
58% |
| TEL AVIV | 6% |
28% |
67% |
NB: RateGain specializes in competitive price intelligence and rate shopping solutions for hotels, online travel companies and airlines. It currently tracks more than one billion hotel rates every month across countries in US, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
NB2: The above data is indicative in nature and RateGain cant be held liable for its accuracy or usefulness for any purpose.
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