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French Hotel Industry Performances - December 2011 After December 2011 was marked by a slowdown in growth for the budget and 2 star sectors. In the 3 star market, the pattern varied throughout France, with Paris and a number of regional towns resisting well and others experiencing sharp declines in occupancy. However, average RevPAR did grow in this category. In the 4 star market, the upswing continued.

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Africa outlook for 2012 by Horwath HTL for The Hotel Yearbook Slow but steady. Our 2012 assessment of key geographic markets for the hotel industry is rounded out with a look at Africa. The South African office of HORWATH HTL contributes a look at prospects in its own backyard, while the rest of the continent is reviewed by W Hospitality in Nigeria.

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Americas outlook for 2012 by Horwath HTL for The Hotel Yearbook Our regional outlook continues with a look at key markets in the Western hemisphere. HORWATH HTL has provided an in-depth look at the prospects for 2012 in the USA, Brazil and the Caribbean. The economy of the United States is the world’s largest national economy. Its nominal GDP was estimated to be nearly $14.7 trillion in 2010, approximately a quarter of nominal global GDP. The US economy has been expanding since the end of the recession, which is officially considered to have ended in June 2009. The recovery has been fragile, however, with many mixed signals that have led to uncertainty in the consumer and business markets.

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Asia-Pacific outlook for 2012 by Horwath HTL for The Hotel Yearbook Asia is insulated from Europe’s current economic woes – isn’t it ? To find out how several Asian and Pa cific markets will likely fare in 2012, we turned to HORWATH HTL, whose consultants sprang into action and produced the following situation reports and outlooks covering twelve countries from the UAE to Australia, and several points in between.

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European outlook for 2012 by Horwath HTL for The Hotel Yearbook According to HORWATH HTL, 2012 will be a year of uneven recovery across Europe – unless the financial, fiscal and Euro crisis worsens substantially, in which case all bets are off. To get an idea of the outlook in key markets across the continent, The Hotel Yearbook asked 11 different offices of Horwath’s international network to contribute their professional assessment of where we are and where we are going.

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Q4 2011 Greek Hospitality Industry Performance This newsletter provides a snapshot of the performance of Greek hotels based on a sample of more than 180 hotels & resorts in Greece. The hotel performance data is complemented by data from other sources so as to place the Greek hospitality industry in the context of Greek tourism and of the International Hospitality Industry. Finally, the outlook of the industry, as seen by hoteliers themselves, is given.

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Report of Hotel Market Vienna 2012 | By KohlPartner The report includes market analysis on current and future levels of supply in the hotel sector, levels of tourist demand and an evaluation of the prospects and challenges the hotel property market will be facing.

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HotStats European Chain Hotels Market Review - December 2011 Five of the ten European cities for which we present data this month registered Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) growth in December according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting. Berlin, Prague, Warsaw and Paris experienced double digit growth in December, with Berlin registering the highest level of GOPPAR growth (+24.5%). The German capital posted a 6.9 percentage point growth in occupancy performance (68%) which compensated for a 2.6% decline in average room rate performance, resulting in an 8.3% Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) growth to €84.40. In contrast, Frankfurt hotels experienced an 8.6 percentage point reduction in occupancy (47.6%) resulting in a RevPAR and GOPPAR decline of 10% and 49.5%, respectively.

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