Hospitality Trends

The excellence in services is the ultimate goal to which main hotel management aims since it has been proved that it has an enormous influence on differentiation, competitiveness and positioning of the hotel as a company in the current market. The degrees of experience the guests undergo in a hotel, determine in large measure the degrees of exc... - More

Over the past year the credit crunch has seen the nation tighten its belt and feel the squeeze. The prosperous era of 'splashing out' has come to an abrupt end and given way to feelings of thrift and frugality that have led us all to keep a beady eye on the balance sheet. - More

Over the past year the credit crunch has seen the nation tighten its belt and feel the squeeze. The prosperous era of 'splashing out' has come to an abrupt end and given way to feelings of thrift and frugality that have led us all to keep a beady eye on the balance sheet. - More

Over the past year the credit crunch has seen the nation tighten its belt and feel the squeeze. The prosperous era of 'splashing out' has come to an abrupt end and given way to feelings of thrift and frugality that have led us all to keep a beady eye on the balance sheet. - More

Top U.S. hotel companies are scouting out new brands to expand their reach abroad and keep their best customers from defecting to rivals as new rooms growth slow down. - More

It amazes me during this economic downturn - when hotel values have in some cases declined 50 percent or more and existing properties can be purchased at bargain prices - that hundreds of hotel developers all over the world are still looking to build new projects. - More

HVS recommends using regression models to measure the impacts of convention centers on their surrounding hotel markets - More

HVS recommends using regression models to measure the impacts of convention centers on their surrounding hotel markets - More

This market snapshot is the sixth in a series of articles that HVS will be producing every month in conjunction with STR Global. Our analysis for this market is based on a sample of nearly 60,000 rooms. - More

In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy ended the week up 1.9 to 48.8 percent. Average daily rate dropped 5.6 percent to finish the week at US$94.92. Revenue per available room for the week fell 3.8 percent to finish at US$46.31. - More