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Economy

The Economy section delivers sharp, data-backed analysis of economic trends and financial indicators directly influencing the UK hotel sector. Geared towards ownership, operations, and finance decision-makers, it offers insight into macroeconomic cycles, consumer confidence, tourism demand, inflationary pressures, and capital markets—each with concrete implications for hotel performance, investment strategy, pricing, and budgeting.

Content ranges from forecasts on occupancy and ADR to broader discussion of interest rates, exchange rates, labour cost inflation, and government stimulus affecting hotel cash flow and investment appetite. With clear interpretation of economic trends and strategic takeaways, this section helps hotel professionals anticipate market shifts, inform investment decisions, and shape agility across operations and revenue management.

Economy

The Economy section delivers sharp, data-backed analysis of economic trends and financial indicators directly influencing the UK hotel sector. Geared towards ownership, operations, and finance decision-makers, it offers insight into macroeconomic cycles, consumer confidence, tourism demand, inflationary pressures, and capital markets—each with concrete implications for hotel performance, investment strategy, pricing, and budgeting.

Content ranges from forecasts on occupancy and ADR to broader discussion of interest rates, exchange rates, labour cost inflation, and government stimulus affecting hotel cash flow and investment appetite. With clear interpretation of economic trends and strategic takeaways, this section helps hotel professionals anticipate market shifts, inform investment decisions, and shape agility across operations and revenue management.

Airbnb could lead to lower business rates for hoteliers

Hotel operators should be able to appeal against their business rates due to the impact of…

London hotel market accounts for 55% of total UK hotel investment

Investment into the London hotel market reached £1.1 billion; 55% of the UK’s overall total…

Seaside towns help boost UK hotel investment

Hotels located at British seasides are attracting increased investment as the weakened pound…

Hotel performance remains strong in second quarter

Europe’s hotels have continued to show positive results in the second quarter of the year.

Overseas visits from China and US reach record numbers in Q1

The UK has enjoyed a record number of overseas visits in the first quarter of 2017 with most…

London suffered temporary occupancy drop following terror attack

Preliminary STR data for the month of June shows that London had a “moderate decline” in…

UK hotel bookings remain strong despite recent terror attacks

Despite suffering four terror attacks in the last three months, the UK hotel booking numbers…

Significant rise in business confidence

Overall business confidence has risen significantly since the start of the year, according…

STR and Google find “strong correlation” between searches and bookings

Higher Google search volumes are “strongly correlated” with higher hotel demand levels…

UK sees record number of overseas visits and spend in April

New figures from VisitBritain show that April was a record month for the number of overseas…