Market Trends - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers - Page 41

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BWH Hotels GB CEO Tim Rumney

📈 Tim Rumney, CEO of BWH Hotels GB, discusses strategies for maintaining investor attraction, ensuring quality across independent properties, and supporting members in tackling hospitality challenges. Insights were shared at the SMRDC Fest 2025, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre.

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#travelpayments #hospitality #travelagency #onlinetravel | Paul van Alfen

🛫 Understanding the travel distribution chain, a key focus of AltexSoft's article, reveals how intermediaries add cost layers. These costs are often hidden, affecting suppliers, resellers, and customers. Addressing these can optimize booking and payment processes. Insights from experts, including Ira Vouk and Tony Vardiman, suggest transparency and cost optimization strategies. This analysis is crucial for identifying revenue leaks and ensuring fair value exchange in travel services. Read more about these strategies on LinkedIn.

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Preferred Hotels & Resorts introduces private jet experience

🚀 US: Preferred Hotels & Resorts is launching a private jet program, Legendary Journeys, in partnership with Bucketlist Xperiences. From October 6-23, 2026, travelers will explore Singapore, India, Rwanda, Kenya, Greece, Morocco, and London. The 17-night journey offers luxury jet travel, VIP services, and stays at Legend Collection properties. Limited to 29 couples, tickets start at $133,500 per person. Participants earn Titanium Status and 1 million I Prefer Hotel Rewards points.

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Cloudbeds Debuts Revenue Intelligence, Guest Marketing Capabilities Powered by Signals AI Model

📈 Cloudbeds in San Diego announced new capabilities for Signals—a foundation AI model for hotels—enhancing revenue intelligence and guest marketing using causal AI. Processing 4 billion data points per hour, it reaches 95% forecasting accuracy over 90 days. Bespoke Hotels used Signals to earn £1 million in a year with targeted marketing, achieving 20% open rates. Signals, built on proprietary hospitality data, offers 4 billion data processing, unified insights, and personalized guest experiences.

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Full list of winners for AA Hospitality Awards 2025 unveiled

🍽 Chef Gareth Ward and sommelier Nataliia Maiseionok won top honors at the AA Hospitality Awards 2025 in London on September 2025. Ward, from Ynyshir, won AA Chefs’ Chef of the Year, while Maiseionok, from Fischer’s Baslow Hall, won the inaugural Rising Star Award. The event, held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, had over 960 attendees and featured 18 award categories. Notable winners included The Cavendish Hotel in Derbyshire and Raffles London at The OWO, which received 5 Red Stars.

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The Captain’s Club in Christchurch brought to market

🏨 The Captain’s Club Hotel and Spa in Christchurch, Dorset, has hit the market on a freehold basis. Located on Wick Lane by the River Stour, this four-star hotel offers 17 bedrooms, including 12 suites with private lounges. It features a spa, a 2 AA Rosette restaurant, and event facilities for 100 guests. Planning consent for 29 more bedrooms and seven suites is secured. Ed Bellfield from Christie and Co highlights its profitability and expansion potential.

US hotel outlook dims as growth lags and costs rise

📈 Sep 23, 2025 - The CBRE report indicates economic challenges for hotels amidst soft GDP growth and persistent inflation. Despite steady consumer spending and business sentiment, hotel occupancy and RevPAR are pressured by short-term rental competition. STR demand grew 3.6% in July, while hotel demand decreased by 0.3%. Inbound international travel fell 3.1%, impacting U.S. hotel demand. Operating costs outpaced revenue growth, reducing profit margins by 2.7% in June. TSA and Google trends suggest possible fall travel demand improvement.

Spain’s hospitality sector ends summer with lower revenues

🏖️ Sep 23, 2025, Spain faces a tourism downturn with falling visitor numbers, especially from the UK, affecting cities like Barcelona and Benidorm. Declining tourist spending exacerbates economic strain, with protests and negative headlines deterring visitors. Both coastal and urban areas report revenue and job losses. Tourism, crucial to Spain’s GDP, is at risk, with tour guide sales down 20%, raising concerns about Spain's ability to maintain its tourism status.

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2025: Turning Financial Agility into Hotel Opportunity

🏨 2025, global hotel market sees shifting trends. Occupancy rates remain strong, but average daily rates soften, especially in the economy sector. Rising costs highlight need for financial agility. Hotels adapt, offering unique packages and tech for guest experiences. Mews collaborates with YouLend for flexible, revenue-based financing. Average acceptance rate is 73%, with offers in 72 hours. This funding model scales with hotel income, providing support during fluctuating demand. Smart reinvestment is key to future success.

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Data Appeal and Mabrian become European…

📈 Data Appeal and Mabrian have partnered with the European Travel Commission (ETC) to provide quarterly sustainability insights and tourism data to Europe's 36 national tourism organizations (NTOs). Founded in 1948, the ETC aims to enhance sustainable tourism in Europe. Data Appeal offers metrics on sustainability, while Mabrian supplies data on travel interests, security, and demand. This partnership helps NTOs make informed decisions and improve destination management through ETC's various communication platforms.

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