SiteMinder World Hotel Index shows hotel booking volume globally has reached 29.62% YoY — Source: SiteMinder

Data by SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, today reveals a growing demand for travel within Europe has pushed total hotel bookings worldwide past a quarter of 2019 levels. The SiteMinder World Hotel Index shows the volume of hotel bookings globally has now reached 29.62% YoY.

Among the key findings from the SiteMinder World Hotel Index are:

  • France's hotel bookings have almost doubled to 22.36% YoY since the last week of May, ahead of the second phase of easing lockdown rules taking effect 2 June.
  • The steep rise of Portugal's hotel bookings has continued, reaching 28.51% of last year's levels, while neighbouring Spain is following a similar trend, with hotel bookings surging to 23.38% YoY.
  • Germany has grown its hotel bookings from 51% to 40.18% YoY over the past week, led by Hamburg which is seeing nearly half (49.59%) of the booking volume it saw this same time last year.

To see the hotel booking momentum in other major cities or countries, access the live SiteMinder World Hotel Index or sign up for weekly snapshots at HomeForHotels.

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In an age of rising choice and accessibility for curious travellers, SiteMinder exists to liberate hoteliers with technology that makes a world of difference. SiteMinder is the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, ranked among technology pioneers for its smart and simple solutions that put hotels everywhere their guests are, at every stage of their journey. It's this central role that has earned SiteMinder the trust of more than 35,000 hotels, across 160 countries, to generate in excess of 100 million reservations worth over €31 billion in revenue for hotels each year. For more information, visit www.siteminder.com.

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