Hotel Industry News - Trends

Where is the travel sector headed? Which areas of distribution are going to see maximum growth? How is the whole travel planning, booking and in-destination process changing for the travellers? What is the role of technology and gadgets for additional sales channels and driving customer loyalty in the time to come? - More

Monthly French Hotel Statistics - More

In year-over-year measurements, the Canadian hotel industry’s occupancy was up 6.6 percent to 74.6 percent. Average daily rate increased 1.4 percent to CAD$129.11. Revenue per available room for the week rose 8.0 percent to CAD$96.34. - More

International tourist arrivals are estimated to have grown by 7% in the first half of 2010. While growth was modest in April as a consequence of the closure of European airspace following the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, results were strong in May (+10%) and June (+8%). Data available for July indicates that growth is set to continue at a s... - More

After seeing signs of improvement in the travel industry at the start of the year, conditions are beginning to get a bit murky. It's too soon to tell whether the weakening demand was the result of travelers opting to take advantage of a stronger U.S. dollar and travel to Europe, or if it is a reflection of a more cautious consumer. - More

Gulf Coast Tourism Declines Sharply from May to June Following Oil Spill - More

Yet, SnagAJob.com survey finds one-third say the ‘worst is yet to come’ in U.S. economy - More

PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. lodging forecast expects the lodging recovery that accelerated in the first half of 2010 to gain further traction during the remainder of 2010, as increasing demand begins to rebalance pricing power. - More

322 hotels/67,680 rooms are expected to open throughout EMEA in 2012. A three-year topping off period is expected for New Openings through 2012, as the Construction Pipeline empties itself of up to 72% of its projects. - More

A new travel survey finds that 90% of British holidaymakers have become more wary of booking a holiday with a less-known travel firm following the recent collapse of smaller travel companies, Kiss Travel, Sun4U and Goldtrail. - More