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STR Analyzes the Impact of Terrorism on Europe’s Hotel Industry

2016-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

STR Global

On average, European hotel markets experience stabilized performance results within approximately three months following a terror attack, according to data and analysis from STR.

Tags: Europe hotels, STR, STR Global, terror

CHAT Begins for China-World Tourism Interconnect

2016-03-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

CHAT Beijing

News today from a new hotels industry meetup called “CHAT” shows directed knowledge and influence aimed at China’s hotel and tourism industry. This new summit being held at the Sofitel Wanda Beijing this week promises expanded interrelationships in between European and Chinese decision makers.

Tags: #CHATBeijing2016, Horwath HTL, IHG, Kenneth MacPherson, Kevin Colket, Robert Hecker, Samuel Lim, Shiji Networks, SnapShot, Sofitel Wanda, Starwood, Stefan Tweraser, STR Global

UK Hotels Outlook Stagnant: Eastern Europe Growing

2016-02-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

According to data from Statista, UK hotel occupancy across 2,393 hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast properties show the industry as “flat” according to the surveys. Within the European market, only Eastern and Southern Europe show significant growth for revenue.

Tags: Europe hotels, Hotel occupancy, hotel revenue, RevPAR, STR Global, UK hotels, UNWTO

Key Data Integrations for Hotel Intelligence

2015-10-21 by Phil Butler

Market segment, the new paradigm hotel revenue people seek to optimize and utilize, it can be an elusive beast. Using guest analytics and loyalty data will become more and more useful, but the key segments, and those data sets, will power the coming hotel operations shift toward predictive analytics. Here are some resources that should be […]

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