pricing
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 […]
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 […]
Hotel Price Index changes since 2004
The Hotels.com™ Hotel Price Index™ (HPI®) is a regular report on hotel prices in major destinations across the world. The HPI is based on bookings made on Hotels.com sites and prices shown […]
Ready for the Post-Rate Parity Era?
There has been a lot of talk in the press and discussion forums about the “fall” of rate parity in Europe and its implications. Most of the new rules and […]
Hotel prices soar ahead of Rugby World Cup
Hotel room prices in host cities for the Rugby World Cup have increased on every match night in every city, at an average of £261 for a hotel stay, according […]
US performance records past and present
With the favorable supply and demand dynamics in the hotel industry, US performance records are being broken month after month, according to data from STR. It’s almost like the steroid […]
Rooms revenue greatest source for Caribbean properties
Caribbean hotels are enjoying their continued run of double-digit net operating income (NOI) growth according to the newly released 2015 edition of Trends® in the Caribbean Hotel Industry by PKF […]
Addis Ababa has highest hotel rates
A survey of prices of international grade hotels in selected major African cities, produced by hospitality research firm STR Global ahead of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), has revealed that […]
UAE hotels see strengthening RevPAR in July
Abu Dhabi Hotels reported a 27.2% growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) to US$73.01 in July, driven by a 10.5 percentage point rise in occupancy levels to 60.8%. The […]
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% […]
