Changing demographics’ impact on hotel industry Elizabeth Winkle, STR’s chief strategy officer, and Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, focused the HDC Day Two morning general session discussion on the effects of changing demographics on the travel industry. Source: Hotel Marketing Changing demographics’ impact on hotel industry
Lastminute.com’s growing pains show change in online travel retail Moving from a flight-centric business model to that of a diversified online travel seller is proving to be a tough transition for Lastminute.com Group. Source: Hotel Marketing Lastminute.com’s growing pains show change in online travel retail
UK hotels post record H1 performance According to data compiled by STR, the first six months of 2017 produced the U.K. hotel industry’s highest occupancy, ADR and RevPAR for any first half on record. Source: Hotel Marketing UK hotels post record H1 performance
Israeli consumer watchdog fines Booking.com The grounds for the fine are that the site misled customers by listing overnight prices that do not include VAT. Only when Israeli consumers arrive at the hotel in Israel do they learn that they must add VAT to the price of their reservation. Source: Hotel Marketing Israeli consumer watchdog fines Booking.com