Lodging

Prague is Central and Eastern Europe’s leading tourist destination and one of the most visited cities in the world. Prague’s popularity stems from a rich heritage full of historical monuments conserved in an increasingly modernised, safe and smart ...

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel companies worldwide, based in the UK, but highly reliant on the North American market. In 2018 and early 2019 IHG filled gaps in its brand portfolio with the launch of avid hotels and ...

Singapore has been experiencing record visitor arrivals, with 17.3 million visitors in 2017, up by 6% compared to 2016. Out of these, approximately a quarter of them are business travellers. With corporate demand picking up perceptibly, this is also ...

Marriott International is the largest hotel company worldwide following its acquisition of Starwood at the end of 2016. The company is performing strongly, although a major data breach puts a dampener on results. Heavily reliant on the US market, the...

Expedia Group is the largest travel intermediary with gross bookings over USD100 billion. In 2017 company sales slowed down and 2018 saw further stagnation, although at 13% growth remains healthy. The battle for supremacy with Booking Holdings ...

Lodging in Latin America continues to grow surpassing the different socio-economic factors and challenges that have affected its performance in recent years. Mexico and Brazil are the preferred destinations, dominating sales of the top ten companies....

Loyalty programmes represent a treasure chest of data, with hotels increasingly using these to better understand their customers. Customer loyalty is a primary goal of the hospitality industry, with loyalty programmes not only helping to tie down a ...

Over the review period Airbnb gained significant ground in short-term rentals and now dominates the category. Today’s tourists are increasingly opting for sharing economy platforms over traditional hotels as a result of their affordability and the ...

With the growth of tourism in Thailand, supported by government campaigns, lodging has continued to see strong growth in current value terms in 2018, with the number of hotels outlets and rooms also rising. Bangkok remains the most popular ...

Airbnb is the largest short-term rental player in the world, and thanks to its astronomical growth is now competing with the big boys in the lodging and intermediaries space. The company has increased its focus on hotels, high-value transactions, and...

The high inflation rate on food and beverages has continued to play an important role in hotels’ cost structures, as breakfast is typically included in the room charge, thereby increasing the pressure on margins. During 2018, hotels faced greater ...

Rising inbound tourism is driving the expansion of lodging in Japan, despite a dramatic decline in short-term rentals in 2018 as a result of new legislation. Moreover, the prospect of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 and increasing efforts to ...

Hotels in the UK recorded solid current value growth in 2018, albeit down marginally on the previous year. A boost from the weaker pound is likely to continue to support inbound tourism but also have a less positive effect on margins, reflecting the ...

Hotel owners often protest against the rigid regulation of lodging in the country, which results in high costs and hence high lodging prices. Unlike other countries, hotels in Israel have to hire security guards and lifeguards. Moreover, most hotels ...

Since 2016, Singapore has been experiencing record visitor arrivals, and is expected to continue welcoming an increasing number of guests in the coming years. The Singapore Tourism Board has always adopted a proactive approach in attracting fresh ...

Taiwan’s government is failing to keep pace with changes in lodging demand. With the exception of Minsu lodging - which witnessed efforts to liberalise operations - the government has been slow to pursue this or it continues to postpone necessary ...

Although hotels in the US recorded strong positive growth again in 2018, growth in average daily room rates (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) was slower than in previous years. Among the reasons cited by industry sources for these trends ...

A weak economic environment both locally and globally has affected sales across travel categories. In South Africa, insufficient domestic business demand, coupled with operational costs, particularly the cost of basic services, has also affected ...

The hotel industry has performed strongly in recent years, posting the highest value sales since the economic crisis. Luxury hotels performed particularly well over the review period. Almost all chained hotels recorded high value sales, with ...

Over the forecast period, lodging in New Zealand is projected to post a positive performance, with hotels expected to continue accounting for the bulk of value sales. Aside from unrated hotels, hotels in all price platforms are projected to post ...