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International flights set to boost hotel occupancy in 2026, CBRE reports

Hotel Management

Australia’s hotel sector is set to see a boom in business thanks to new international flight routes, with CBRE anticipating demand for up to 1.9 CBRE’s From Runway to Room Nights report found that 56 new routes have added 10,500 annual flights into key Australian cities, which could lift Australia’s hotel occupancy by an average of 3.4%

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Australia’s hotel occupancy stable in September but growth slow

Hotel Management

Accommodation Australia CEO James Goodwin is hopeful of a busy holiday period for hotels despite cost-of-living pressures. STR’s latest data market report shows September 2024 occupancy was stable despite slowing growth, standing at 72.7% Year-to-date occupancy across the country was at 70.4% up just 0.6% compared to 68.7%

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Perth hotels top the occupancy leaderboard in 2024, AHA WA reports

Hotel Management

Perth hotels are experiencing a strong resurgence in bookings, with the Australian Hotels Association (WA) reporting that the west coast city reached the highest occupancy rates in the country in 2024. From January to December 2024, metropolitan Perth hotels achieved an average occupancy level of 79.4% a 3.9%

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Melbourne’s luxury hotels welcome strong international business at Australian Open

Hotel Management

Event-related occupancy forecasts are particularly impressive, given STR and JLL report Melbourne has welcomed 81 new hotels and over 5,200 rooms in the five-year period between 2019 and 2024, with another 2,000 rooms still to come, said Accommodation Australia (Victoria) General Manager, Dougal Hollis.

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Marriott Bonvoy nets multiyear deal with Tennis Australia in boost to loyalty, occupancy and rates

Hotel Management

Nuell said the partnership over the past three years has resulted in more Marriott Bonvoy sign ups, increased brand awareness and increased hotel occupancy and revenue in the company’s 10 Melbourne hotels.  “The We operated at high occupancy throughout the tournament, and are currently pacing in line with last year.

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Looming Recession, Rising Occupancy, and Other Hospitality Trends

Lodging

The key to keeping your business at the top of your game is knowing your customers and the larger trends shaping the industry you’re in. There are a lot of moving parts, and you need […] The post Looming Recession, Rising Occupancy, and Other Hospitality Trends appeared first on LODGING Magazine.

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Knowland and Amadeus Report Q3 2023 Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index

Lodging

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland and Amadeus presented the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index. percent for group business compared to the same time in 2019. Group bookings are calculated using occupancy and average daily rate (ADR). The third quarter of this year shows the top 25 U.S.