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‘Call it magic’: Coldplay fans drive hot demand for hotel rooms in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne

Hotel Management

Due to November being a traditionally busy month for Australian tourism, we can expect to see the tour’s impact reflected significantly on room rates rather than occupancy.” days this year, suggesting that the spike in bookings has primarily been fuelled by concertgoers choosing shorter stays focused around the event. to A$481.20.

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How decision intelligence unlocks hotel data for better insights

Cloudbeds

For years, the gold standard guiding business strategies for hotels has relied heavily on historical data, analyzed a few times a year (at best), making it difficult to swiftly respond to changing market conditions. While better than operating without data, this approach is reactive and inefficient, resulting in missed opportunities.

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SiteMinder: Easter demand climbs 16.8% globally

Hotel Business

While booking volumes and lead times are increasing, the average stay length for Easter 2025 has declined by 3.43%, dropping from 2.33 with the average length of stay falling to 2.24 days globally. This shift is occurring alongside changes in traveler origins. The same is true in the U.S., days in 2024.

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How SiteMinder and Blueground unlock extended-stay revenue for hotels

SiteMinder

Unlike traditional online travel agencies focused only on short-term stays, Blueground also serves the extended-stay market – guests booking 30+ days who prioritise comfort, consistency, and flexibility. What is the opportunity around extended-stay revenue?

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HB on the Scene: Michael Bluhm, Mit Shah offer investment insights at NYU Forum

Hotel Business

Shah explained how the firm has stayed ahead of the curve. Leading up to the fourth quarter of last year, we really felt like there were strong secular demand trends emerging in our business,” he said. “We We grew rates in our upscale select-service and upscale extended-stay business by 3x the pace of inflation.

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Choice Hotels International Hosts 69th Annual Convention 

Hotelier Magazine

The companys growth has allowed it to attract a more resilient and higher income customer, including more business travellers who now represent 40 per cent of all stays. In Q4 2024, group business revenue jumped 45 per cent year-over-year, and transient business revenue in upper midscale rose 20 per cent.

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Measure your hotel’s performance with a RevPAR formula and more

Hotelogix

To thrive in the unpredictable business environment is no mean feat. So, whether it is assessing yourself through a RevPAR formula or scoring yourself as an ADR hotel, you may have often wondered if these are enough and what those key performance metrics are that you must weigh your business on.