Hotels are dead, long live hotels

In the world of accommodation, it seems as if Airbnb gets all the attention. In just one week, hundreds of articles published on Airbnb covered everything from the founder’s San […]

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Effect of TripAdvisor Reviews on Bookings

While we know that travel reviews influence traveler decisions—95% of travelers report using travel reviews regularly to make booking decisions*—the impact of reviews on hotels goes much further than just […]

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Advance Booking Uptick is Welcome News

As the fall season comes into full swing, hotels in major North American markets are experiencing an improved advance booking pace, as well as healthy increases in both transient (individual […]

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Franc fumbles affect hotels in Switzerland

A look at STR Global data year-to-date July reveals that Switzerland’s hotels overall occupancy rate has not changed compared to the same period last year. The level could be maintained […]

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