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December 1, 2009

Ringing In The New Year | Ypartnership Insights November 2009

Without question, 2009 has been a year of considerable challenge for practically every travel service provider. So, as the year comes to a close, our thoughts turn to the year ahead with the hope that market conditions will improve. And for some in the industry, just "stabilize" would come as welcomed relief. The results of our most recent travelhorizonsTM survey (which we co-author every 90 days with the U.S. Travel Association) suggest we’re not out of the woods yet, however. And, not surprisingly, value will be in vogue once again.

November 23, 2009

HVS EMEA Hospitality ENews - Week Ending 20 November 2009

Crimson Hotels Group Acquires a Park Inn | A New Courtyard For Rome | Sol Meliá's Grand Tour | Indigo To Debut In Russia | A New Hotel For The Palm Jumeirah | Ramada To Open Hotel Number Three In Mecca | Travelodge's New Hotel In Newquay | Kiessling’s Corner

November 18, 2009

Meeting Planners Struggle To Control Costs | PKF Reports

Hotel managers are not the only party at the negotiating table struggling to control costs and operate within the limits of austere budgets. Meeting planners have also been given the challenge of setting up effective events at the least possible cost.

November 17, 2009

Deloitte Holiday and Winter Travel Survey Suggests Cautious Optimism

While the tourism, hospitality and leisure (THL) sector continues to be challenged by current economic conditions, a new survey from Deloitte suggests reason for cautious optimism heading into the holiday and winter travel season.

Deloitte Development LLP

October 26, 2009

New travelhorizons(TM) survey reveals affect of H1N1 virus on Americans' travel plans

The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the H1N1 virus (a.k.a. the Swine Flu) is now "widespread" in 46 of 50 states. Numerous schools have been closed and public events canceled as a result. Physician visits to evaluate flu-like symptoms are also reported to be higher now than the level typically recorded at the peak of the winter flu season.

October 23, 2009

The Pegasus View September 2009 | Have We Bottomed Out?

Arguably the beginning of the recession for the hospitality industry started in September 2008, so this is a fitting time to reflect on how it is performing. On the surface, it looks like there may be signs of improvement with global reservations up year over year.

October 12, 2009

HVS EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending 9 October 2009

Glasgow And Liverpool In The Mood For Indigo | Samara Takes Russia's Second Hilton Garden Inn | Fabz For Gooderson | Novel Express Bedroom Experience In Hamburg | Oberoi's Do In Doha | The Tunisian Year Of The Mövenpick | Curtain-Up In Covent Garden | Kiessling's Corner

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)

The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter.

September 24, 2009

Question of the day at The Lodging Conference: "What's in store for the lodging industry in 2010?"

Question of the day at The Lodging Conference: "What's in store for the lodging industry in 2010?" The Lodging Conference has been bringing together the hotel industry's most influential presidents and CEO's to discuss hotel strategies in development, finance, franchising, management and operations – And of course, to network and make deals.

September 21, 2009

Market report: Los Angeles

Demand probably has hit bottom in Los Angeles, but rates might still have a ways to go in what looks like a challenging immediate future for one of the country’s biggest hotel markets. The market posted an 11-percent decline in demand in 2009 through July, according to data compiled by Smith Travel Research. The drop in rate was slightly less at 10.8 percent.

Los Angeles, California, United States

September 21, 2009

HVS EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending 11 September 2009

NH And Hesperia To Integrate Their Hotel Management Businesses | The Stafford Hotel In London Is Sold | More Airport Premier Inns, It's Plain | Jumeirah To Manage A Golf And Polo Resort In Morocco | Millennium & Copthorne Enters Yemen | Riu To Manage Two Hotels In Turkey | An Ibis Opens; A Novotel Grows | Kiessling's Corner | All You Need Is The International Hotel Conference | And Finally…A Note From His Master's Voice

September 18, 2009

STR reports Caribbean and Mexico pipeline for August 2009

The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline includes 141 hotels with 18,535 rooms, according to the August 2009 STR Construction Pipeline Report released this week.

September 18, 2009

STR Global reports Middle East/Africa pipeline for August 2009

The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline includes 468 hotels comprising 126,464 rooms, according to the August 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released last week.

September 11, 2009

Hitwise Monthly Travel Category Report - August 2009

This monthly report provides Hitwise data on: (1) The websites That Entered and Left the Top 100 Travel Category websites - Top 20 websites for the past month based on visits - Most popular search terms typed into a search engine that resulted in traffic to websites classified by Hitwise within the Travel industry. (2) The Traffic Distribution Analysis of visits to the Travel category - The Visits Duration Analysis to the Travel Category - Fast Movers - indicating websites which have witnessed substantial increases in rank in the online Travel industry

The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter.

August 26, 2009

UK Chain Hotels Market Review July 2009 | TRI Hospitality

London hotel occupancy figures for July 2009 exceeded levels achieved in the same month last year, according to the latest HotStats survey by industry experts, TRI Hospitality Consulting. The capital’s hoteliers successfully drove volume to an historically high 88.6% for July by further discounting room rates. Achieved average room rates remain below levels achieved last year at £115.65, a drop of 13.1%.

August 26, 2009

American Express Reports Q2 Business Travel Monitor Results for North America

At the National Business Travel Association Conference, American Express Business Travel, a global leader in business travel management, released its North America Business Travel Monitor (BTM) data and analysis including domestic and international airfare, hotel rates, and car rental prices paid for the second quarter of 2009.

American Express

August 12, 2009

Deloitte THL Executive Report: Winter/Spring 2009 | A changed landscape

The tourism, hospitality and leisure industry is facing unprecedented challenges. Our latest report highlights ways in which companies can help reposition their business to face the downturn and be in the best possible shape to take advantage of any potential upturn, and also looks at the longer term outlook for the Middle East, and at the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Deloitte Development LLP

August 11, 2009

Mexico Hit Hard in Terms of Tourism Demand Over the Past Three Months | But a Sharp Rebound in Tourism Activity Likely Over the Next Two Years

As the first country in the world to experience an outbreak of the now widespread A(H1N1) influenza virus, Mexico has been really hard hit in terms of tourism demand over the past three months. Preliminary estimates from the Mexican Government put the impact so far at around US$200-$300 million, but the final toll could well be much greater. More than 2,000 inbound flights were cancelled during the early stages of the crisis.

August 10, 2009

Caribbean Hotel Profits Hit Hard By Economic Recession | PKF Reports

PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an affiliate of PKF Consulting, announced today that, according to its newly released 2009 edition of Caribbean Trends® in the Hotel Industry, the average Caribbean hotel saw bottom-line profits decline 16.0 percent in 2008. The report concludes that the global economic recession was the primary driver of the double-digit profit decline. Given the poor market conditions observed this year, further profit deterioration is expected in 2009.

July 23, 2009

Global Business Travel Spend Projected to Exceed $986 Billion by 2013; China to Outpace U.S. in Growth

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and Egencia™, the corporate travel arm of Expedia Inc., today released a sample of findings from a landmark study that quantifies global business travel spend and projects business travel growth through 2013. Evaluating 72 countries, the study shows that business travel growth patterns vary dramatically across the globe with North America advancing at an average rate of just over 2 percent per year for the last decade, Western Europe growing 4.6 percent annually and Asia Pacific advancing by 7.2 percent annually over the same period. Emerging Europe and the Middle East/Africa region advanced annually by 12.4 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively, from 1998 to 2008.

July 23, 2009

US full-service hotels operating expense trends | Smith Travel Research

Smith Travel Research recently released its 2009 Hotel Operating Statistics (HOST) report. While reviewing a 10-year history of full-service hotels’ expenditures and revenues, several questions come to mind: How effectively has this segment of the hospitality industry been managing profitability during poor and strong economic cycles? During market downturns, how were expenses managed while revenues declined? Was profitability maximized during robust economic periods?