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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2023-2024
30 October 2024
Financial Year Performance: A return to normalised growth across all quarters. Key drivers include increased occupancy, event-driven ADR, and sustained demand in a majority of tourism regions.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – August 2024
30 August 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2024
4 June 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
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Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam 2024
11 March 2024
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
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Hotels
Benchmarking
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Europe
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2024
29 February 2024
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – November 2023
29 November 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Forecast
Hotels
Global
Industry Updates
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AHIF Special Report
20 November 2023
Recovery trends for Africa’s hotel industry may look similar to the rest of the world, but there is far more variance when examining different parts of the continent. This special report was created to help bridge the gap to the 2024 Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) in Windhoek.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
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Independent Hotel Show London 2023
12 October 2023
Our ongoing partnership with the Independent Hotel Show each year is key in boosting the industry’s collective benchmarking efforts, and we are excited to share a report which provides a sampling of STR’s unrivalled data solutions.
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Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
Europe
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2022-2023
9 October 2023
The financial year performance was unencumbered by Covid restrictions, with performance improving across the twelve months. Average rate saw significant growth with consistent occupancy improvement. Leisure-orientated destinations benefited before the capital cities saw their occupancies rise.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – August 2023
1 September 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Forecast
Hotels
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2023
6 June 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – February 2023
2 March 2023
Revised Market Forecasts from STR and Tourism Economics are now available. View the full global travel and macroeconomic assumptions that went into this quarter's reports.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
Industry Updates
STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions - November 2022
1 December 2022
Topics include macroeconomic assumptions and pandemic recovery, short-term outlook, supply methodology, permanent closures, pipeline, quarantine rooms methodology, global travel and tourism trends and more.
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Global
Hotels
Forecast
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2021-2022
8 November 2022
This financial year performance data illustrates the impact of the Delta variant in the beginning of the year, including lockdowns, and the recovery surge that followed towards the latter half of the year. It was a year both with significant restrictions and a recommencement of international travel.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Historical Data
Webinar Recording: Mexico & Caribbean Update - 10 June 2022
27 July 2022
Webinar Recording: Mexico & Caribbean Update - 10 June 2022. Please note the webinar is conducted in Spanish.
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Webinar
Central and South America
Industry Updates
Hotels
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Japan’s challenging road to recovery
18 October 2021
While most regions in the world are slowly trending toward pre-pandemic levels, no two hotel markets are recovering the same. Japan, for instance, is further behind countries of a similar profile.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2020-2021
20 September 2021
The following financial year performance data illustrates the multitude of factors that accommodation operators experienced over the last 12 months, including recovery from the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, circuit breaker lockdowns, recovery from the summer bushfires and consumer travel decisions.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
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Past Australian Accommodation Monitor reports
20 September 2021
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2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
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Asia Pacific
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Europe hotel occupancy update
14 July 2021
While the U.K. has led Europe in vaccine distribution and economic reopening, the rest of the continent has quietly continued to roll out vaccines and slowly narrow the gap that exists in hotel occupancy. Those countries outside of the U.K. will be the primary focus of this piece.
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Europe
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Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 18 June
18 June 2021
COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 18 June
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Hotels
Industry Updates
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Tokyo Olympics and the difficult-to-project impact on hotel performance
9 June 2021
Forecasting around the Olympics usually means forecasting massive performance increases. With so many questions this year, namely around event attendance, the forecast for Tokyo is murky. Read more...
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Forecast
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 30 April
3 May 2021
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 30 April
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Europe
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Industry Updates
Quick look at Middle East’s success stories and lower performers
27 April 2021
The Middle East has been fairly successful in bridging the gap until international travel returns. Which of the region’s markets are closest to recovering hotel occupancy? Which have been unable to overcome the international arrivals void? Read this Q1 update.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
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Saudi Arabia leads the world in hotel supply growth
29 March 2021
Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector is growing fastest among the 50 most populated countries in the world. And there is good reason behind the country’s growth.
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Middle East and Africa
Hotels
Industry Updates
Supply and Development
South Korea’s resiliency tested through performance ups and downs
10 March 2021
Just like the rest of the world, South Korea’s hotel performance dropped when international travel stopped and pandemic mitigation measures slowed business travel and domestic tourism.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
South America’s performance timeline
2 March 2021
Like every other region around the world, South America’s hotel performance has been closely tied to the pandemic timeline. Through the ups and downs of 2020, South America finished the year with a 30% occupancy level, which was well behind other key regions.
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Central and South America
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Middle East and Africa hotel performance - 16 February
16 February 2021
COVID-19 impact on Middle East and Africa hotel performance - 16 February
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Middle East and Africa
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Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Latin America hotel performance - 2 February
3 February 2021
COVID-19 impact on Latin America hotel performance - 2 February
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Central and South America
Industry Updates
Hotels
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Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 29 January
1 February 2021
COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 29 January
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Webinar
Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Canada’s hotel occupancy trend resembles its neighbor to the south
29 December 2020
Canada has been more effective than its neighbor to the south in containing COVID-19 caseloads. At the same time, the country’s hotel occupancy has followed a similar trend line as the U.S.
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North America
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
UAE stands out in the recovery cycle
16 December 2020
Hotel performance in the Middle East has improved consistently in recent months, and the region continues to outperform others around the world. Some Middle Eastern markets are even showing year-over-year growth in the metrics, which is quite an uncommon occurrence these days.
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Historical Data
Hotels
Industry Updates
Middle East and Africa
Southern Cone Performance update
8 December 2020
We previously analyzed the pandemic impact on hotel closures and the development pipeline in the Southern Cone. Next, we dig further into the region and look at performance recovery for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.
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Central and South America
Hotels
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 13 November
17 November 2020
COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 13 November
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Hotels
Webinar
Historical Data
Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Tracking CEE’s recovery to the “second wave” slowdown
10 November 2020
Affected by a COVID-19 second wave, markets across Central and Eastern Europe have seen dwindling hotel occupancy after summer performance gains. Take a deeper look into the performance changes here.
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Hotels
Europe
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 6 November
6 November 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 6 November
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Middle East & Africa: Strong event calendar impact on performance
2 November 2020
As the Middle East & Africa focuses on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 data will become a benchmark, and by analyzing this past performance, hoteliers can gain key context for future profitability.
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Profit and Loss
Middle East and Africa
Educational
Hotels
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 30 October
2 November 2020
COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 30 October
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Webinar
Asia Pacific
Benchmarking
Hotels
Industry Updates
China continues to stand out in the recovery cycle
28 October 2020
While most nations remain far away from a return to that “normal,” China continues to stand out in the recovery cycle.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Hotels
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on U.S. hotel performance - 27 October
27 October 2020
COVID-19 impact on U.S. hotel performance - 27 October
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North America
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
North America & Caribbean profitability overview
26 October 2020
As the Caribbean and North America focuses on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 data will become a benchmark, and by analyzing this past performance, hoteliers can gain key context for future profitability.
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North America
Profit and Loss
Educational
Hotels
Externalities impact recovery across major Asian markets
15 October 2020
After setting out in the backpacker havens of Cambodia and Laos, STR continues its regional tour by checking in on COVID-19 recovery in major markets around Asia. Unique circumstances in Hua Hin, Hong Kong, and Tokyo add additional color to hotel performance and recovery.
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Asia Pacific
Historical Data
Hotels
Industry Updates
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 02 October
13 October 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific (with a Southeast Asia focus) hotel performance - 02 October
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Asia Pacific 2019 profitability challenges
12 October 2020
As Asia Pacific focuses on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 data will become a benchmark, and by analyzing this past performance, hoteliers can gain key context for future profitability.
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Asia Pacific
Profit and Loss
Educational
Hotels
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Australian Accommodation Monitor Summary – Financial-year performance: 2019-2020
8 October 2020
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has enlisted STR to manage the country’s accommodation data collection. This collection involves participation from hotels, motels, serviced apartments and holiday park cabins in Australia’s capital cities and regional areas.
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Asia Pacific
Hotels
Benchmarking
Benelux continues to climb from pandemic lows
6 October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the hospitality industry’s resilience to the ultimate test, and the Benelux region has been no exception. And as COVID-19 mitigation efforts were extended over the following months, so too were the losses in hotel performance.
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Europe
Industry Updates
Hotels
Forward Data
Domestic leisure demand picks up in India
1 October 2020
India’s domestic leisure business has been on the rise as the country approaches its historical peak travel season.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Historical Data
Hotels
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Turkey hotel performance - 15 September
15 September 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Turkey hotel performance - 15 September
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 10 September 2020
11 September 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 10 September 2020
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
China’s challenges and opportunities post-COVID-19
9 September 2020
Many nations have lifted COVID-19-related entry restrictions for travelers and provided an additional flow of demand for reopening hotels. There are nations recovering quicker than others, however, and China stands out with performance well ahead of most of the world.
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Asia Pacific
Industry Updates
Hotels
Historical Data
Supply and Development
A global view of recovery
1 September 2020
Midway through the third quarter of the year, hospitality sector recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has varied significantly worldwide. While most countries imposed some degree of shutdown, the length and severity varied between nations.
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Global
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Mexico and Caribbean hotel performance - 27 August
27 August 2020
COVID-19 impact on Mexico and Caribbean hotel performance - 27 August
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North America
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
COVID-19 impact on hotels and short-term rentals
10 August 2020
STR and AirDNA analyzed the performance of hotels and short-term rentals, respectively, in 27 markets around the globe. The analysis, which covers the time period from January 2019 through June 27, 2020, compares hotel data with two different categories of short-term rentals.
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Global
Industry Updates
Hotels
Historical Data
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Benelux hotel performance - 30 July
31 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Benelux hotel performance - 30 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Poland, Czech Republic & Hungary hotel performance - 28 July
29 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Poland, Czech Republic & Hungary hotel performance - 28 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on UK & Ireland hotel performance - 24 July
27 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on UK & Ireland hotel performance - 24 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on DACH hotel performance - 21 July
22 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on DACH hotel performance - 21 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 17 July
20 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 17 July
Tags
Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Spain and Portugal hotel performance - 14 July
15 July 2020
COVID-19 impact on Spain and Portugal hotel performance - 14 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on China hotel performance - 2 July
10 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on China hotel performance - 2 July
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on MEA hotel performance - 9 July
9 July 2020
COVID-19 impact on MEA hotel performance - 9 July
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Middle East and Africa
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on France hotel performance - 7 July
9 July 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on France hotel performance - 7 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 2 July
6 July 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 2 July
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 19 June
19 June 2020
COVID-19 impact on Pacific hotel performance - 19 June
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 18 June
18 June 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 18 June
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance with updated forecast - 4 June
4 June 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance with updated forecast - 4 June
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 28 May
28 May 2020
COVID-19 impact on Asia Pacific hotel performance - 28 May
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 21 May
21 May 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance - 21 May
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Pacific region hotel performance - 15 May
15 May 2020
COVID-19 impact on Pacific region hotel performance - 15 May
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Asia Pacific
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance with a focus on DACH - 7 May
7 May 2020
COVID-19 impact on Europe hotel performance with a focus on DACH - 7 May
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar recording: COVID-19 impact on the Middle East and Africa hotel performance - 7 May
7 May 2020
COVID-19 impact on the Middle East and Africa hotel performance - 7 May
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Middle East and Africa
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar recording: COVID-19 impact on U.K. and Ireland hotel performance - 24 April
29 April 2020
COVID-19 impact on U.K. and Ireland hotel performance - 24 April
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar recording: COVID-19 impact on Brazil hotel performance - 28 April (Portuguese)
29 April 2020
COVID-19 impact on Brazil hotel performance - 28 April. Conducted in Portuguese
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Central and South America
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar recording: COVID-19 impact on Central & South America hotel performance - 21 April (Spanish)
29 April 2020
COVID-19 impact on Central & South America hotel performance - 21 April. Conducted in Spanish.
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Central and South America
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking
Webinar recording: COVID-19 impact on Mediterranean hotel performance - 23 April
29 April 2020
COVID-19 impact on Mediterranean hotel performance - 23 April
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Europe
Webinar
Industry Updates
Hotels
Benchmarking