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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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The Evolution of a Hotel CRS

The central reservation system (CRS) that hotels know today traces its history back to the 1950s, following a chance encounter between the CEO of American Airlines and a senior IBM […]

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Why booking on Google is bad for hotels

Following the lead of Kayak.com, which has turned itself into a meta-OTA-type of a service for quite some time now, TripAdvisor rolled out their “Instant Book” feature over the past […]

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Reducing friction is key to any modern pricing strategy

Nobody wants to stand in the way of the booking, but what revenue managers should really be striving for is engagement. Reducing ‘friction’ in the travel planning process seems to […]

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MEA hotels increase revPAR, ADR and occupancy

STR Global reports that hotels in the Middle East and Africa region reported positive results in three key performance metrics in their compiled July 2015 data. The biggest rise by […]

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Most Valuable High Touch Channels in the Digital Age

These days, the guest journey has grown more complex. On a typical day in 2015, millions of people worldwide will book lodging accommodations. The exponential growth of the internet and […]

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US: Hotel performance for July 2015

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during July 2015, according to data from STR, Inc. In year-over-year results, the U.S. hotel industry’s occupancy was […]

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Europe: ADR drives RevPAR

Strong revenue per available room performance across Europe, largely driven by average daily rate, is underpinning robust regional hotel performance, according to data from STR Global. In a data presentation at […]

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Asia/Pacific: Performance is ‘flat’

“Flat” is the word Sarah Duignan, director of account management for STR Global, used to describe hotel performance across the Asia/Pacific region year to date through June. Presenting global hotel performance […]

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