Europe
STR: AsiaPac, MEA, Europe, S.America November Hotel Performance
Asia Pacific Hotels in the Asia Pacific region reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during November 2017, according to data from STR. U.S. dollar constant currency, […]
STR: AsiaPac, MEA, Europe, S.America October Hotel Performance
Asia Pacific Hotels in the Asia Pacific region reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during October 2017, according to data from STR. U.S. dollar constant currency, October 2017 […]
How is Brexit Hitting Hotels? An Analysis & Recommendations
On March 29th, British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 to start the process for the UK to leave the European Union. Then, less than a month later – […]
Booking Behaviours of German, UK and French Business Travellers
A new GBTA Foundation survey of business travellers who are based in Europe’s three largest business travel markets – Germany, the United Kingdom and France – revealed business travellers are […]
US and Asian travellers to drive european travel growth in 2017
Hotel occupancy and revenues should be driven this year by resilient European economies, continued popularity of Mediterranean destinations and Europe’s importance for business travellers, a new study predicts. While […]
Understanding the Airbnb phenomenon, using 3D maps
There are various ways of viewing the rise of Airbnb on both a global and in individual country basis. And, depending on who you ask, you’ll inevitably get a different perspective. […]
US hoteliers keep eye on dip in bookings from Europe
U.S. hoteliers have reported seeing a decline in bookings from European travelers heading into 2017 and are looking to explain what has caused the drop. Possible factors include economic uncertainty […]
Clear Sailing Forecast for Europe’s Business Travel Market
Western Europe’s business travel spending is projected to increase to $211.2 billion USD in 2016 and top out at $225.6 billion USD in 2017, 6.3% and 6.8% growth respectively. Those […]
European hotels more reliant on OTAs than US
A heavy reliance on their bookings means it is unlikely that European hotel operators will dis-intermediate from OTAs any time soon. Phocuswright research revealed at last week’s conference in Dublin found […]
European travel market flourishes as online channels boom
NB: This is a viewpoint by Lorraine Sileo, senior vice president of research for Phocuswright. Despite recent troubles, the European travel market continues to reach new highs with projected revenue […]
