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SNCF Strikes 2018: Are they derailing the hotel industry?

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Published on 24/04/18 - Updated on 17/03/22

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Firmly opposing the reform of the SNCF that is sought after by the government, railway workers and their unions began a slowdown strike: from April 3 to June 28, thy will strike two out of five day for a total of 36 days across the period, and the unions called for mass mobilisation on April 17 and 18. Air France pilots, meanwhile, want a salary increase by 6%, which has been refused by management; 8 days of strike have been announced in April. How do travelers deal with these upsets? Do strikes penalize the hotel industry? Hospitality ON makes an initial assessment of their impact on the hotel sector.

The daily change in occupancy rates at French hotels at the beginning of April shoes a sharp drop by -27.0 points for the night of April 02 to 03, due at once to Easter Monday and the first day strikes announced conjointly by SNCF and Air France. Occupancy rates were then down -6.4 points for the...

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