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London hotel occupancy increased 6.7% to 89.1% in October, preliminary monthly data from STR shows. ADR climbed 6.2% to 160.13 ($206.45) and RevPAR jumped 13.4% to 142.73 ($184.02).
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A new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) shows that outbound tourism from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – comprising six countries of the Arabian peninsula – has grown strongly in recent years, with international tourism expenditure surpassing USD 60 billion in 2017.
Sydney hotels reported hotel occupancy dipped 1.8% to 84.9% in October, according to preliminary monthly STR data. ADR rose just 0.3% to 240.14 Australian dollars ($173.07) and RevPAR declined 1.5% to AU$203.93 ($146.98).
In the third quarter of 2018, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that the top five markets with the largest total hotel construction pipelines are: New York City with 170 projects/29,630 rooms; Dallas with 157 projects/18,954 rooms; Houston with 150 projects/16,473 rooms; Los Angeles with 141 projects/24,129 rooms; and Nashville with 115 projects/15,179 rooms.
According to preliminary October data from STR, Dubai hotel occupancy fell 4.3% to 75.2%, ADR dropped 6.1% to 685.41 Emirati dirhams ($186.63) and RevPAR declined 10.2% to 515.64 dirhams ($140.41).
The leading brands by project count in the construction pipeline for each of these three companies are IHG's Holiday Inn Express with 422 projects/39,667 rooms, Hilton's Home2 Suites by Hilton with 401 projects/41,958 rooms, and Marriott's Fairfield Inn with 284 projects/27,678 rooms.
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It’s a known fact that Google has goals of becoming the complete funnel for many of the searches and transactions we make online. They’ve already made great strides with their airline system and they have their sights squarely aligned with the hotel/travel space.