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Strong advance bookings show positive outlook

As the end of summer nears, hotels in major North American markets are focusing on capturing bookings for early 2016 as opposed to last-minute travel deals, according to data from […]

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Airbnb may become a direct threat to hotels

Airbnb, originally a short-term rental listings platform, may become a direct threat to hotels, according to some asset managers and chain executives. The alarm was heightened when the San Francisco […]

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How to create a better comp set

Here are five ways to refine your comp set, according to a speaker at the recent Hotel Data Conference. Comp sets can be an invaluable tool for hoteliers when it […]

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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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Rigorous Revenue Management Collide With 2016 RFP Season

In February, a handful of DHL board members traveled to Miami, some from out of the country. Weeks in advance of the meeting, the CEO’s executive assistant had reserved rooms […]

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As Airbnb grows, hotel prices to drop

Hotels are already feeling the effects of Airbnb’s approach to room rentals, but continued growth could force the hotels to lower room prices. By the end of 2016, Merrill Lynch […]

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France’s end to rate parity creates grey areas

A new law creates carte blanche on room prices but a big legal “grey area” and mounting conflicts between hotels and OTAs. Some have declared it the equivalent of the […]

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Aberdeen hotel market robust despite dip

The center of the United Kingdom’s energy industry, Aberdeen, on the North Sea on the eastern coast of Scotland, has seen a dip in industry performance in the first half […]

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