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French Hotel Industry Performance September 2015

September was encouraging for hotels on the Côte d’Azur and in regional France as they continued to post growth in occupancy and average rates. On the other hand, having stagnated, […]

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US RevPAR was on fire in September

Hotel results for the United States hotel industry are in, and revenue per available room is back on track after last month’s slow growth thanks to the calendar shift. Here […]

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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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Airbnb Is the next big Distribution Channel

For years, analysts have been talking about the disruptive impact of Airbnb’s alternative lodging solution to the hotel industry, but we think they are missing the point. History Lesson Amazon.com […]

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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 […]

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How hotels can leverage working with Expedia

How hotels can leverage working with Expedia: an interview with Expedia’s David Hamblin What is your role within Expedia for starters? The role of market management is having a relationship […]

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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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How operations impacts revenue management

As in many industries, pricing in airlines is often considered a headquarters function, a process that may require detailed customer segmentation, complex demand forecast algorithms and optimisation routines. For airlines, […]

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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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More growth in 2016 UK hotels forecast

London hoteliers saw a record 2014 but so far 2015 hasn’t replicated this stellar performance, according to new PwC analysis.  While average performance metrics are still very high by most […]

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