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Why do Korean hotels charge extra for guests to use their pools and place limits on the number of times guests can use them?
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A report by consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality shows that the average room rate in the country as a whole was 170 euros in the first nine months of the year
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In the early 2000s, the online travel landscape looked very different from today. Expedia, Orbitz, Hotels.com, Travelocity and CheapTickets all operated as independent companies, competing aggressively for consumer attention…
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The "villa" owners had accused the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa of a pricing scheme that drove more guests to the resort's own rooms over their swanky villas.
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Rate parity is an evergreen topic. I wrote an article on rate parity for hotels in 2023, and all the way back in 2015. It’s an issue that seems to stir up a lot of concern at the asset management and property levels…
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Loyalty fees increased by 4.4% in 2024, outpacing 2.7% revenue growth, but at just $5.46 per occupied room or 1.6% of total revenues…
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These trends underscore the importance of localised strategies to navigate a fluctuating market as the industry prepares for 2025.
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Families planning half-term breaks face paying up to 50 per cent more on Booking.com if they use a computer rather than the travel firm's smartphone app.
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The luxury hotel market is experiencing an upscale transformation, with a significant increase in the number of properties worldwide setting their average room rates at $1,000 or more.
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The fifth edition of TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit will take place from October 23 to 25, 2024 in Seville, Spain.
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Ellen Kensington marks the second addition to KOP Group’s UK portfolio following its acquisition of Charlton House in Somerset last year.
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Hotel prices in key global business travel cities are now going up at a “more moderate rate” than in the previous two years, according to the latest data from accommodation booking specialist HotelHub…
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With the summer break in full swing, Israelis opting to vacation domestically rather than overseas. The ongoing conflict and the uncertainty of air travel, compounded by numerous flight cancellations, have dampened the desire to travel…
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San Francisco's glitzy hotels have been plunged into massive debt following a dramatic drop off in tourism to the Golden Gate City.
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We all remember those days in March 2020 when we realized that Covid 19 was going to be different than anything we had experienced in our lives. Almost overnight, the entire country shut down. As we dealt with the unknown, reports informed us that…
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With the Olympics underway in Paris, hotel operators made a final push to lure last-minute travelers, lowering prices and dropping minimum stay requirements after some people balked at what they saw as price-gouging prior to the games…
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Hotels are increasingly making some of their most enviable amenities available to day pass holders.
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A recent industry report claimed that there were distinct advantages of partnering with the OTAs.
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