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Small RevPAR Gain No Match for Rise in Costs for MENA Hotels

It’s been tough sledding for hotels in the Middle East & North Africa. February marked the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year profit decline, in spite of a slight rise in […]

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Top-Line Growth Fails to Deliver Profit

The UK hotel industry is off to a rough 2019. At least on the profitability spectrum. A slight increase in RevPAR in February was not enough to push hotels into […]

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Expedia Will Allow Hotels to Undercut its Prices Online

Travel giant Expedia has bowed to industry pressure and waived contract clauses which prevented independent motel and hotel owners from undercutting their listings through their own channels. However, the platform […]

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5 Components to Effective Revenue and Profit Strategy

Looking to increase revenue in 2019? Get in line. NB: This is an article from Rainmaker The desire to generate more revenue is nothing new to hoteliers, but the journey […]

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Why Can’t Hotels Drive Rates?

The firm has predicted that hotel occupancy in the US will rise to 66.2% in 2019 – a fifth straight record level. That occupancy will be driven by a 2.1% increase in demand, although this will be somewhat rebalanced with a 1.9% increase in hotel supply.

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A UK Hotelier’s Guide to Promotions & Pricing in 2019

Last month’s announcement that, after an investigation by the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), third parties are committing to changing their selling habits was welcome news for UK hoteliers. Finally, […]

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Cart Abandonment Strategies for Bringing Back Lost Bookings

Your marketing efforts have worked! A traveler has found your property’s website via your Blog, SEO or PPC efforts. Maybe they subscribed to your email list via Conversion Optimization or […]

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What’s Happening with Rate Parity in the Hotel Industry?

Recent developments in legislation throughout the world have made rate parity an important topic in the hospitality industry. NB: This is an article from Trivago But despite its frequent appearance […]

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MENA Hotels Challenged by Supply and Economic Concerns

Hotel profit plummeted in the Middle East & North Africa in January, as oversupply and struggling oil prices took a toll, sending GOPPAR to a 13.9-percent year-on-year decrease, according to […]

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Challenging Start to 2019 for Hotels in Mainland Europe

Profit per room at hotels in mainland Europe fell by 9.1 percent year-over-year in January—the largest margin of decline in this measure since August 2016—as revenues dropped and costs escalated, […]

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