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Hotels in the Middle East have shown resilience throughout the pandemic, with performance at higher levels compared to other parts of the world.

With hotels contracted to house those quarantined travellers, we look to Forward STAR to determine the impact on future bookings around London’s key airports: Heathrow and Gatwick.

For many parts of the world, hotel performance is forecasted for more meaningful improvement during the second half of 2021. That optimism is underpinned by the assumption of widespread vaccination distribution, lower COVID-19 case numbers and improved context for travel and events.

With most of Europe struggling at the end of the year, three of France’s key markets were among the continent’s top occupancy performers in December.

Australia has been much more successful than most countries when it comes to COVID-19 case mitigation. As a result, the country has been able to operate with a greater sense of normalcy.

Bogota’s occupancy levels improved in the months that followed the lifting of Colombia’s lockdown. However, a look ahead courtesy of #ForwardSTAR suggests that momentum is stopping.

We look back at the impact of leisure holidays on the U.K. summer and look ahead with data powered by Forward STAR.

While the future may be uncertain, we want you to know that we’ll continue to be there for you. We continue to work on creating the necessary tools to help you build your playbook for the future.

Asia Pacific countries have been no exception to the unprecedented performance declines, but some of the region’s nations stand out in the earliest phases of industry recovery. New Zealand is one of them.

On 10 September, we analyzed hotel performance in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

Belgium, saw a 23.3% occupancy level for the week ending 23 August after posting a 24.6% occupancy for the week ending 16 August. Now the focus is whether this second-wave impact will extend into the coming months.

On 7 August, we analyzed hotel performance in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 31 July, we analyzed hotel performance in the Benelux amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 28 July, we analyzed hotel performance in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 24 July, we analyzed hotel performance in the U.K. and Ireland amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 21 July, we analyzed hotel performance in the DACH region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 17 July, we analyzed hotel performance in the Pacific region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 14 July, we analyzed hotel performance in Spain and Portugal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 7 July, we analyzed hotel performance in France amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.

On 2 July, we analyzed hotel performance in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our summary with five key points here.