Hotels

To say that the world has changed in the past ten years is an understatement. A decade ago, mobile phones were still primarily used to make phone calls, a ‘tablet’ […]

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released its regular outlook report for the U.S. lodging industry, where it has been strong in occupancy and RevPAR. In fact, a higher-than-expected occupancy rate allowed the industry […]

We have spent a good deal of time at the Analytic Hospitality Executive advocating for the value of big data for hospitality. Just a few months ago, for example, I […]

The hotel industry is close to peak pricing, if not already there. If we truly are at the top of the cycle, with hotel revenue performance at an all-time high, the […]

Both Barcelona and Brussels hoteliers reported significant year-on-year increases in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) of 30.5% and 34.7% respectively, according to the latest data from HotStats. April […]

In April, London hotels posted negative results with a decrease in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) mainly driven by rooms revenues. On the other hand, the UK Provinces […]

In April, a 10.8 percentage point reduction in occupancy levels to 62.3% had a direct impact on the performance of Amman hotels. The lower demand during the month saw both […]

Hotel organizations today need to handle a gamut of distribution channels that can pave way for bookings. The route to optimising distribution involves several key aspects such as connectivity (configuring […]

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 […]

In a reflection of how mobile is increasingly being used to research travel plans in advance, Omni Hotels & Resorts claims to be the first luxury hotel brand to offer […]