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Expedia Accelerator: Final Nail in Coffin of Hotel Profitability
NB: This is an article by Max Starkov, President & CEO of HeBS Digital Background Though Expedia’s new Accelerator Program has not officially launched, it has been widely discussed […]
Edinburgh and Glasgow hotels report ‘encouraging start to the year’
Hotels in Scotland’s two largest cities – Glasgow and Edinburgh – have reported a ‘robust’ start to the year, while Aberdeen continues to struggle. That’s according to the latest […]
Europe’s Hotels See Record Performance in 2015
Hotels in Europe experienced ongoing value growth and recovery in 2015 with hotels in many cities reaching record performance, according to the 2016 European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) published […]
Hotels don’t appear to be that scared of Airbnb
The hotel industry has been turning up the volume on its opposition to Airbnb in recent weeks. But it’s not clear that the hotels themselves are getting more worried […]
RevPAR drops in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s hotels saw a drop in RevPAR in January 2016, according to a recent EY benchmark report. Hospitality markets across MENA witnessed a drop in performance […]
Hospitality industry pricing: Where is it heading?
There is much debate within hospitality circles on the growing pressures on pricing and the problems revenue managers are having making decisions on when to sell a room, who […]
Hotel Industry outlook: A crash or soft landing?
Hoteliers, analysts and investors aren’t quite sure what to expect of the hotel industry’s performance in 2016 and beyond. But what could previous declines tell us about what to […]
How to Increase Rate Growth Despite A Softening Market
NB: This is an article from nSight for Travel There’s concern in the hospitality industry that 2016 will be a transition year. A year that turns the corner from […]
Priceline ‘Doesn’t Appreciate’ Hotel Chains’ Direct Booking Moves
With hotel chains such as Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International making a major push for direct bookings and offering loyalty program members lower rates than they give to online […]
Hotel Spa Departments add increased revenues
Coming out of the great recession, U.S. hotel operators struggled to earn revenue from sources other than the rental of guest rooms. However, in 2014, we began to see […]