Year-to May Luxury Hotel Performance in Paris, 2007-09. Report by Cristina Balekjian and Sophie Perret, HVS. — Photo by HVS

This is the first in a series of articles that HVS will be producing every month on a series of key markets. In writing these articles we are combining the hotel market expertise of HVS with STR Global data for each key city. Our analysis is based on a customized sample of hotels as provided by STR Global. We consider that in today's challenging environment a regular update is more vital than ever in helping to assess the challenging market conditions and determining the best strategy for each hotel.