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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 […]

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Singapore hotel market poised for growth

  Despite the steady supply of hotels in the pipeline that will continue to put pressure on occupancy and ADR, hotel performance is likely to improve. Benefiting from its position […]

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Plymouth revealed as ‘best value’ city in UK

Plymouth is the best value city in the UK for a hotel stay, according to Trivago’s annual Best Value UK City Index. The list, which includes 26 cities with at […]

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Booking.com vs TripTease: truth and transparency

  Pamela Whitby analyses an interesting development in the hotel distribution landscape Poor taste or not, the letter sent by Booking.com to hotel partners last week shows that the hackles […]

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Partnership to Increase Online Distribution Solutions

SiteMinder and one of the US’s leading property management software providers, Innsoft, have today announced a partnership to offer a new wholly-integrated online distribution solution for hotels. The partnership addresses […]

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GDS can equal ROI with the right opportunities

  GDS (Global distribution systems) and travel agent bookings remain an overlooked yet lucrative source of revenue for hoteliers, sources said. The reason these channels are overlooked? It’s because many hoteliers are […]

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TravelClick data show increased transient travel, bookings down

  Major North American markets are seeing strong transient booking numbers from both individual business and leisure travelers. According to data from TravelClick’s November 2015 North American Hospitality Review, North […]

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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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Why the hotel industry isn’t afraid of Airbnb (yet)

According to venture capitalists, Airbnb is worth $25 billion—more than major hotel chains Hilton ($24.1 billion market capitalization), Marriott ($18.7 billion), Starwood ($12.7), and Wyndham ($9 billion). But that doesn’t […]

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8 Best Practices for Hotel Revenue Managers

The 10,000 or so hotel revenue managers around the world are self-dividing into two distinct categories: those that are well prepared (or preparing) for 2024 and those that are well prepared […]

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