financials
Airbnb to begin collecting Illinois hotel tax
Airbnb rentals in Illinois will be getting more expensive next month. Beginning Jan. 15, the San Francisco-based home-rental platform will collect and remit on behalf of its hosts the […]
Strong Rate Growth Ahead in 2016
2016 promises to be the most profitable year our industry has ever seen due to strong rate growth, minimal supply impact, low interest rates and oil prices, and a somewhat […]
3rd quarter roundup: Carlson, Hilton, Starwood, etc.
Carlson Rezidor: Like-for-like RevPAR for leased and managed hotels was up by 8.7 percent. The growth, which is the highest since Q3 2010, is due to an increase in average […]
Metrics align to support Japan’s hotel growth
Overall fundamentals look good for Japan, and most people in the industry expect strong performance ahead. Most main stakeholders in the Japanese hospitality industry remain positive about market conditions across […]
PPHE Hotel Group announces strong revenue
The PPHE Hotel Group has announced a strong overall performance in its financial results for the first half of the year, including a boosted revenue but a fall in profit […]
Millennium & Copthorne reports half-year profit rise
A higher contribution from joint ventures and associates and lower costs helped push up half-year profits at Millennium & Copthorne Hotels. The pre-tax profit was up by £4 million to […]
Marriott reports $3.7bn in revenue during Q2 2015
Marriott International reported a 25% increase in net income during Q2 2015 when compared to the same period last year. Revenues for the group totalled approximately US $3.7 billion in […]
Moneyball: Big Data and Raising Your Hotel Company’s Batting Average
This viewpoint is about money and baseball. Hotel company financial executives are like the general manager of the baseball team in Michael Lewis’ book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair […]
PPHE reveals double digit revpar rise
PPHE Hotel Group saw increased revpar of 13.9% to £75.50 (€102.30) as revenue rose by 12.5% to £45.4m (€61.5m) in the first three months of the 2015. The group, which […]
Millennium & Copthorne posts like-for-like profit boost
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has posted an increase in like-for-like pre-tax profit and revenue in its Q1 results, despite suffering a 5% drop in profit before tax overall, which it has […]