'The Resilience to Fraud of the UK Hotel Sector' survey – the most comprehensive study of its type ever undertaken – looks at how well the industry protects itself against fraud, highlighting where it is getting it right and identifying areas for improvement.

Airports throughout the world strive to provide the best level of service and facilities that enable them to stand out in an increasingly competitive environment. They are a ‘gateway’ and in many cases a major employer, offering influential infrastructure that ultimately benefits (and in some cases drives and sustains) long term local and national economic growth. The age of aviation has changed ...

Hotels across the UK experienced further falls across occupancy, room rate and rooms yield in March, according to monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Direct year on year comparisons are hard to make when Easter falls in different months, which is the case between 2008 and 2009, but nonetheless the figures suggest that the economic downturn continued to affect the ca...

Hotels across the UK mostly experienced a slow October in terms of both occupancy and rooms yield, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Room rate increased in some cities and both Liverpool and Leeds bucked the downward trend. In the capital, room rate rose 0.1% on last year to £147.45, but the slowdown in business travel meant occupancy saw a...

UK hoteliers saw visitor numbers decline in September and, as a result of some softening in demand, room rates have declined as the fallout from the turmoil in the markets affected business travel, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. The decreases were relatively small so fundamental occupancy levels still remain strong across the majority of...

What drives investment in luxury hotel assets? Is it the perception that this asset class is more stable and therefore could provide a more consistent level of return? Is it because luxury hotel assets can deliver higher returns than other investments? Or is it that the desirability and scarcity value together evoke an emotional attachment that ultimately entices investors? There are clear links ...

Hotels across the UK were able to maintain steady occupancy levels, room rate and rooms yield figures in August despite the gloomy weather that set in across the country, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services.

Hotels in the capital experienced a very healthy July with significant growth in both room rate and occupancy, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Hotels across the rest of the country maintained steady growth. In London, figures were buoyed by visitors travelling to the summer events hosted by the capital such as The Proms, the Hampton Court...

UK hoteliers had another steady month in June with most reporting increased rooms yields, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. In London, room rate was the main driver rising from £148.14 to £158.51 – an increase of 7.0% between 2007 and 2008. Occupancy dipped by 2.6% in the capital, but this is most likely due to the beginning of the holiday ...

UK hoteliers had another steady month in June with most reporting increased rooms yields, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services