Amadeus three pillars for China

Amadeus is one of the many international firms building up its presence in China in response to the gradual liberalization of travel technology and distribution. Businesses of Amadeus’ stature are […]

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As OTA Giants Rise, Google & Amazon Wait Their Turn

In the never ending battle between hotels and online travel agents, the first quarter of 2015 saw OTA gaining valuable ground. Already, the distribution channel which includes players like Expedia, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Using data mining and analytics to your hotel’s advantage

Data mining and analytics – techniques for exploration and analysis of large quantities of data in order to discover meaningful patterns, trends and rules – helps hotels sift through massive […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Big Data, Big Analytics and Big Revenue

There has never been a more complex time to practise revenue management in Asia: Changing guest behaviours, the evolving and increasingly intricate nature of distribution channels and an abundance of […]

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