According to the March to May 2016 edition of Hotel Horizons, CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research is projecting a year-end 2016 occupancy level of 65.7 percent, 20 basis points greater than the record level of occupancy achieved in 2015.
Hilton launches online hub so travellers can visualise their dream holiday
Hilton is trying to use the power of visualization to inspire travel “dreamers” to become “doers” by letting them create their own vision boards.
2695 hotel construction projects on the go: Hilton has most at 710
TOPHOTELPROJECTS has compiled a ranking of the hotel groups with the most hotel projects worldwide.
Best Western to open 13 new hotels in South Africa
Each of the 13 hotels will adapt Best Western brand standards, but will operate under the management of Orion Hotels.
Cornell study shares top executives’ views of integrity
Despite the essential importance of integrity to corporate leadership, achieving integrity—and even defining it—can be a challenge.
Travellers expect robots on their holidays by 2020
According to a Travelzoo survey, international travellers are largely comfortable with robots playing a role in their holiday, though some nations appear more cautious than others.
Europe hotel industry passes U.S. in growth for the first time since 2010
In U.S. dollar constant currency, Europe’s year-end 2015 RevPAR growth reached +6.9%, while growth in the U.S. hit +6.3%.
Rezidor buys prizeotel to get into the economy segment
Start-up prizeotel currently operates 3 hotels with a total of 555 rooms in Hamburg, Hannover and Bremen.
Industry Icons: A new eHotelier feature
In our new series we plan to celebrate the people who paved the way and made the industry what it is today and provide a reference for today’s professionals as well as the new professionals of our industry.
Small hotels get more direct bookings: research
New research has found that direct phone calls, emails and walk-ins account for one in every three reservations made within the small accommodation industry.
