Hotels in Europe reported negative results in the three key performance metrics when reported in euro constant currency, according to October 2016 data from STR. Compared with October 2015, Europe reported nearly flat occupancy, down 0.4% to 75.3%. Average daily rate (ADR) dipped 1.6% to EUR113.51. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) fell 2.0% to EUR85.47. […]
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For the first time ITB Berlin 2017 will feature a dedicated Medical Tourism Pavilion – Huge growth in medical tourism – Papers and workshops on new trends and developments. For the first time ITB Berlin 2017 will be fully devoting a platform to medical tourism, which has become an important fast-growing market. Medical service providers, […]
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Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today (8 Nov) launched an enhanced digital gift voucher service, the perfect gift this Christmas for family and friends looking to travel to one of Ryanair’s 1,800 destinations across Europe and North Africa. Ryanair’s digital gift vouchers, which can be personalised with a greeting of your choice, are available […]
Continue ReadingRyanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (7 Nov) reported a 7% increase in H1 profits to €1,168m as AGB and lower fares delivered 12% traffic growth to 65m customers and a 2% jump in load factor to 95%. Ave. fares fell 10% to €50, however H1 unit costs also fell by 10% (ex-fuel down 5%). […]
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The five U.S. states in the path of Hurricane Matthew saw a net hotel room revenue loss of approximately US$50 million during the days of and around the storm, according to STR’s consulting and analytics division. For the purpose of its Hurricane Matthew analysis, STR examined the hotel room revenue impact in Florida, Georgia, North […]
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These are the best hotels in the world, from sprawling medieval estates to spare, modern marvels, and California-cool beach boutiques to sky-skimming towers, all winners of the 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards. 1/50: Ballyfin, Co. Laois, Ireland If you’ve ever dreamed of summering at a country house, you couldn’t do much better than this stately, 20-room […]
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In their annual survey, Sleeping in Airports asked travellers to rate airports in Europe based on their overall airport experience. Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport ranked 8th. Sleeping in Airports explains why: Athens Eleftherios Airport hangs onto its title of one of Europe’s Best Airports thanks to being reliably clean with a pleasant ambiance. This […]
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Europe’s worst airports are the ones that fail to provide travellers with basic amenities – like chairs, clean bathrooms, and a semblance of temperature control. Like last year, this list is top-heavy with Greek airports and the airport experience made a few voters wonder if they’ll ever return to the otherwise stunning islands. Other offenders […]
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Ιn the well-known ancient myth about how the Athenians chose their patron deity, the Greek goddess Athena won the sympathy of the city’s people by offering them the olive tree as a gift. This myth, placing the origin of the olive tree in the hands of the goddess of wisdom sometime in a very distant […]
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STR’s September 2016 Pipeline Report shows 152,705 rooms in 1,016 projects Under Contract in Europe. The total represents a 17.5% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with September 2015. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but does not include projects in the Unconfirmed stage. Europe reported 63,325 […]
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