The outdoor hotel industry does not rest on its laurels - Part 1

The return of the warm weather means camping holidays for many tourists. Whether they prefer tents, caravans, mobile homes or more unusual accommodation, the appetite for open-air hotels does not seem...

Exclusive - Top 10 global hotel groups 2024 shaken by China's rise

MKG Consulting's ranking of the world's hotel groups based on the number of rooms available for sale confirms American dominance, with 4 US companies in the Top 10, Chinese dynamism with the best...

Luxury tourism: when experience replaces opulence

While travel is becoming a luxury for many people in the current inflationary climate, the luxury tourism market is going from strength to strength. It's a fast-growing segment that's seeing the...

Is there no limit to the rise of the OTAS?

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been a real bombshell for the hotel distribution sector, but not in the way the industry had initially hoped. The loss of visibility for independent hoteliers in...

Regenerative tourism: just a trend or the future of the sector?

At a time when environmental issues are at the heart of every debate, tourism is pushing the sustainable development envelope ever further. While the sector accounts for nearly 8% of global greenhouse...

February 2024: the French hotel industry comes out of hibernation

February saw a rebound in French hotel activity after several months of sluggish performance. Despite occupancy levels that are still somewhat lower than in 2023, the performance indicators are once...

February 2024: Europe's hotel industry says goodbye to the winter blues

As temperatures gradually rise in February, European hotel performances are following a similar trajectory. After a lacklustre January, activity is back to its 2023 level, and well above 2022 levels...

Towards a transformation in hotel distribution?

Although the Digital Markets Act (DMA) has not yet come into force, it is already causing quite a stir. Intended to regulate the preponderance of the major online platforms in Europe's digital markets...

January 2024: the French hotel industry still in hibernation

French hotel activity is still slowing in these first months of 2024, with a number of performance indicators down compared with January 2023. The downturn was already evident during the previous...