Europe

Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com

  A German regulator has ordered Booking.com to remove all “best price” clauses from its contracts with hotel properties in the country. The Bundeskartellamt (BKA), the German Federal Cartel Office, says the […]

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Hotel Rates Predicted to Rise by 3.5% in 2016

  While some air travel costs could be driven down thanks to continued pressure from low cost carriers, the supplier’s market will continue into 2016, increasing hotel prices across Europe. […]

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6 trends affecting European hotel industry

Whether it involves performance, expansion or operations, the European hotel industry is experiencing big changes. Here are six trends sweeping the continent. By all accounts, the European hotel industry is […]

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STR: EMEA, Americas, and US hotel performance for September 2015

According to hotel performance data compiled for September 2015 by STR Global, when compared to September 2014, Europe reported a 2.3% increase in occupancy to 80.7%, a 5.4% increase in […]

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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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Europe hotel results for August

Compared to August 2014, European hotel results saw a 2.2% increase in occupancy to 77.1%, a 6.4% increase in ADR to €119.34 and an 8.7% increase in RevPAR to €92.05 […]

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Milan: most expensive city for hotel rates in Europe

Milan is the most expensive European city this year based on the cost of its lodgings, according to a new survey byTravelMag.com, which compared hotel rates across 40 popular city […]

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UK TMCs turn back on Lufthansa’s GDS fee

The majority of UK travel management companies are turning their back on Lufthansa’s €16 GDS fee. Two-thirds (67%) of the Guild of Travel Management Companies’ membership have declared that they […]

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Formal complaint against Lufthansa GDS fee

A formal complaint has been filed in Brussels against Lufthansa Group’s controversial €16 GDS fee. The European Technology & Travel Services Association (Ettsa), which represents global distribution services and online […]

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Barcelona and Paris hotels achieved increases in GOPPAR

According to Hotstats July 2015 European Hotels Market Review both Barcelona and Paris hotels achieved noteworthy yearon-year increases in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in July by 24.9% […]

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